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Referee's report by Norman Macleod Ferrers, on a paper 'On ellipsoidal harmonics' by William Davidson Niven

Reference number: RR/10/365

Date: 02 December 1890

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Some results are given without discussion.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1891]

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RR/10/365
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02 December 1890
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Norman Macleod Ferrers

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Norman Macleod Ferrers, Referee's report by Norman Macleod Ferrers, on a paper 'On ellipsoidal harmonics' by William Davidson Niven, 02 December 1890, RR/10/365, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_365/referees-report-by-norman-macleod-ferrers-on-a-paper-on-ellipsoidal-harmonics-by-william-davidson-niven, accessed on 18 March 2025

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