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Letter, from James Gregory to John Wallis, dated at London

Reference number: EL/G1/21

Date: 26 October 1668

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Justifying his treatise 'Geometriae pars universalis' on geometry

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EL/G1/21
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26 October 1668
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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James Gregorie

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James Gregorie, Letter, from James Gregory to John Wallis, dated at London, 26 October 1668, EL/G1/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_g1_21/letter-from-james-gregory-to-john-wallis-dated-at-london, accessed on 03 December 2024

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