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Paper, 'On certain geometrical theorems, No. 2' by W H L [William Henry Leighton] Russell

Reference number: PP/2/5

Date: 1882

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Russell presents a short method of determining the conic of five-pointic contact with a given curve.

For Russell's earlier work on certain geometrical theorems, see PP/1/16.

Annotations in ink.

Subject: Geometry

Received 10 May 1882. Read 25 May 1882.

A version of this paper was published in volume 34 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On certain geometrical theorems. No. 2'.

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PP/2/5
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1882
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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William Henry Leighton Russell

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William Henry Leighton Russell, Paper, 'On certain geometrical theorems, No. 2' by W H L [William Henry Leighton] Russell, 1882, PP/2/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_2_5/paper-on-certain-geometrical-theorems-no-2-by-w-h-l-william-henry-leighton-russell, accessed on 05 October 2024

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