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Provides solution of a biquadratic equation containing all terms by means of a parabola and a circle; praises the work of the Royal Society; explains experiment to show how an arc can be geometrically solved
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Read to the Royal Society on 28 November 1667

Reference number
EL/S1/51
Earliest possible date
01 January 1667
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Renatus Franciscus Slusius

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Renatus Franciscus Slusius, Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, 01 January 1667, EL/S1/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_51/letter-from-renatus-slusius-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 03 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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