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Account of a mathematical problem from France with a solution in rationals by John Wallis, dated at Oxon [Oxford]

Reference number: EL/W1/39

Date: 8 February 1668

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EL/W1/39
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8 February 1668
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1 page
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John Wallis

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John Wallis, Account of a mathematical problem from France with a solution in rationals by John Wallis, dated at Oxon [Oxford], 8 February 1668, EL/W1/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_39/account-of-a-mathematical-problem-from-france-with-a-solution-in-rationals-by-john-wallis-dated-at-oxon-oxford, accessed on 18 September 2024

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