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Paper, 'Note on W [William Henry Leighton] Russell's paper "On certain definite integrals, No. 10"' by William Spottiswoode

Reference number: PP/1/28

Date: 1882

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Spottiswoode shares equations relating to Russell's paper (see PP/1/21), concluding that 'it is unnecessary to pursue the subject further, as the method is perfectly general and obvious in its application.'

Subject: Mathematics

Received 30 January 1882. Read 9 February 1882.

A version of this paper was published in volume 33 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Note on Mr. Russell’s paper, "On certain definite integrals. No. 10."'.

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PP/1/28
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1882
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William Spottiswoode, Paper, 'Note on W [William Henry Leighton] Russell's paper "On certain definite integrals, No. 10"' by William Spottiswoode, 1882, PP/1/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_1_28/paper-note-on-w-william-henry-leighton-russells-paper-on-certain-definite-integrals-no-10-by-william-spottiswoode, accessed on 21 March 2025

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