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Letter from Frederick William Frankland, on an unnamed paper by King to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/11/149

Date: 29 April 1892

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Wishes to submit King's paper to The Royal Society as it 'contains an important advance in the science of vital statistics'.

Subject: Mathematics

Reference number
RR/11/149
Earliest possible date
29 April 1892
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from Frederick William Frankland, on an unnamed paper by King to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 29 April 1892, RR/11/149, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_149/letter-from-frederick-william-frankland-on-an-unnamed-paper-by-king-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 January 2025

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