Paper, 'The principles and illustration of an advantageous method of arranging the differences of logarithims, on lines graduated for the purpose of computation' by William Nicholson
Reference number: L&P/9/38
Date: 1787
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Subject: Mathematics
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'The principles and illustration of an advantages method of arranging the difference of logarithms, on lines graduated for the purpose of computation'
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- L&P/9/38
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- 1787
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- Ink on paper and plate
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- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'The principles and illustration of an advantageous method of arranging the differences of logarithims, on lines graduated for the purpose of computation' by William Nicholson, 1787, L&P/9/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_38/paper-the-principles-and-illustration-of-an-advantageous-method-of-arranging-the-differences-of-logarithims-on-lines-graduated-for-the-purpose-of-computation-by-william-nicholson, accessed on 13 March 2026
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