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Letter, from Isaac Todhunter to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's, Cambridge

Reference number: HS/17/357

Date: 2 February 1866

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Makes suggestions for the solution to the three point probability problem using integrals of infinity.

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HS/17/357
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2 February 1866
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Isaac Todhunter

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Isaac Todhunter, Letter, from Isaac Todhunter to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's, Cambridge, 2 February 1866, HS/17/357, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_357/letter-from-isaac-todhunter-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-johns-cambridge, accessed on 18 July 2026

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