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Referee's report by William Burnside, on a paper 'On operations in physical mathematics. Part III' by Oliver Heaviside

Reference number: RR/12/135

Date: 1894

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Not recommended for publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. The paper is a continuation of a series published in the Proceedings, with further parts implied by the author. Refers to Bessel function. Gives criticism of the mathematical method. Reference to the "Quaternian professors" should be removed as it may cause offence.

Subject: Mathematics

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Reference number
RR/12/135
Earliest possible date
1894
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
9 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Burnside

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William Burnside, Referee's report by William Burnside, on a paper 'On operations in physical mathematics. Part III' by Oliver Heaviside, 1894, RR/12/135, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_135/referees-report-by-william-burnside-on-a-paper-on-operations-in-physical-mathematics-part-iii-by-oliver-heaviside, accessed on 19 January 2025

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