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Referee's report by Andrew Russell Forsyth, on a paper 'On Hamilton's numbers' by James Joseph Sylvester and James Hammond

Reference number: RR/10/89

Date: 16 July 1887

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', as some of the calculations are too long for a line in the Proceedings. It is well suited for the Proceedings however, if the authors desire its publication there.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1887]

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RR/10/89
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16 July 1887
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Andrew Russell Forsyth

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Andrew Russell Forsyth, Referee's report by Andrew Russell Forsyth, on a paper 'On Hamilton's numbers' by James Joseph Sylvester and James Hammond, 16 July 1887, RR/10/89, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_89/referees-report-by-andrew-russell-forsyth-on-a-paper-on-hamiltons-numbers-by-james-joseph-sylvester-and-james-hammond, accessed on 19 June 2025

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