Letter, from Robert Simson [to the Royal Society] dated at Glasgow
Reference number: EL/S2/48
Date: 01 February 1723
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Concerning Simson's propositions for finding the circumference of the circle from the tangents of arches (paper attached in Latin); concerning the propositions of Pappus
Mathematical formulae in text
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- EL/S2/48
- Earliest possible date
- 01 February 1723
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- 8 pages
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- Manuscript
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Robert Simson, Letter, from Robert Simson [to the Royal Society] dated at Glasgow, 01 February 1723, EL/S2/48, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_48/letter-from-robert-simson-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-glasgow, accessed on 14 May 2026
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