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'De Sectione Anguli' by Abraham de Moivre

Reference number: RBO/11/5

Date: 15 November 1722

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Method of determining a degree of an angle
Read to the Royal Society on 15 November 1722

Reference number
RBO/11/5
Earliest possible date
15 November 1722
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'De Sectione Anguli' by Abraham de Moivre, 15 November 1722, RBO/11/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_5/de-sectione-anguli-by-abraham-de-moivre, accessed on 13 May 2026

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