Paper, 'An essay towards the calculus of functions, Part II' by C [Charles] Babbage

Reference number: PT/10/11

Date: 08 January 1816

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Subject: Mathematics

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An essay towards the calculus of functions. Part II'.

Communicated by W [William] H [Hyde] Wollaston. Read 14 March 1816.

Reference number: PT/10/11
Earliest possible date: 08 January 1816
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 55 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Charles Babbage

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Charles Babbage, Paper, 'An essay towards the calculus of functions, Part II' by C [Charles] Babbage, 08 January 1816, PT/10/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_10_11/paper-an-essay-towards-the-calculus-of-functions-part-ii-by-c-charles-babbage, accessed on 15 August 2026

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XI. An essay towards the calculus of functions. Part II External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1816

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1816.0012

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Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions
1802-1865 Reference number: PT
Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1816
November 1815 - December 1816 Reference number: PT/10

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