Letter, from William Brouncker to John Wallis, dated at London
Reference number: EL/B1/9
Date: 15 February 1670
Description
Discussion of Wallis's treatise on the cycloid and his theory for the quadrature of the circle. Written in another hand and signed by Brouncker.
Subject: Mathematics
- Reference number
- EL/B1/9
- Earliest possible date
- 15 February 1670
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Brouncker, Letter, from William Brouncker to John Wallis, dated at London, 15 February 1670, EL/B1/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_9/letter-from-william-brouncker-to-john-wallis-dated-at-london, accessed on 03 December 2024
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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William Brouncker
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John Wallis
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