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Second referee's report by Ernest William Hobson and William Davidson Niven, on a paper 'On certain functions connected with tesseral harmonics, with applications' by A H Leahy

Reference number: RR/12/348

Date: 1895

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper is now in a fragmentary form due to the modifications of the author. Suggests publication in the Proceedings, with some minor modifications. William Davidson Niven is in agreement with this report.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1894]

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RR/12/348
Earliest possible date
1895
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Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Ernest William Hobson

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William Davidson Niven

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Ernest William Hobson, William Davidson Niven, Second referee's report by Ernest William Hobson and William Davidson Niven, on a paper 'On certain functions connected with tesseral harmonics, with applications' by A H Leahy, 1895, RR/12/348, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_348/second-referees-report-by-ernest-william-hobson-and-william-davidson-niven-on-a-paper-on-certain-functions-connected-with-tesseral-harmonics-with-applications-by-a-h-leahy, accessed on 16 January 2025

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