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Letter, from Andrew Mitchell to John Machin, dated at London

Reference number: EL/M3/51a

Date: 18 February 1737

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Sends a list of errata in Maclaurin's paper on the description of curved lines which was printed in 'Philosophical Transactions' (vol 39, no 439)

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EL/M3/51a
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18 February 1737
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Andrew Mitchell

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Andrew Mitchell, Letter, from Andrew Mitchell to John Machin, dated at London, 18 February 1737, EL/M3/51a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m3_51a/letter-from-andrew-mitchell-to-john-machin-dated-at-london, accessed on 12 January 2026

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