Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Oxford
Reference number: EL/W1/68
Date: 14 November 1668
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Discussing James Gregory's demonstration that if the sector can be analytically compounded, then the circle can be analytically squared; states that both syllogisms are false
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- EL/W1/68
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- 14 November 1668
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- 1 page
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John Wallis, Letter, from John Wallis to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Oxford, 14 November 1668, EL/W1/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w1_68/letter-from-john-wallis-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-oxford, accessed on 12 May 2026
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