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Paper, 'On certain definite integrals. No 12' by W H L [William Henry Leighton] Russell

Reference number: PP/6/7

Date: 1884

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Russell presents a theorem which 'must be implicitly known, although I have never seen it in print'.

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Mathematics

Received 8 December 1884. Read 18 December 1884,

A version of this paper was published in volume 38 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On certain definite integrals'.

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PP/6/7
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1884
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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6 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 definite integrals. No 12' by W H L [William Henry Leighton] Russell, 1884, PP/6/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_6_7/paper-on-certain-definite-integrals-no-12-by-w-h-l-william-henry-leighton-russell, accessed on 20 July 2026

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