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Letter from Robert Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, on a paper 'On the geometrical treatment of the 'normal curve' of statistics, with especial reference to correlation and to the theory of error' by W F Sheppard to Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici

Reference number: RR/13/270

Date: 26 January 1898

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A draft report has been sent with the original paper and he should confirm whether he agrees with it or not. It should be sent as soon as possible.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1897].

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RR/13/270
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26 January 1898
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Typescript

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Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici

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Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici, Letter from Robert Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, on a paper 'On the geometrical treatment of the 'normal curve' of statistics, with especial reference to correlation and to the theory of error' by W F Sheppard to Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici, 26 January 1898, RR/13/270, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_270/letter-from-robert-harrison-assistant-secretary-of-the-royal-society-on-a-paper-on-the-geometrical-treatment-of-the-normal-curve-of-statistics-with-especial-reference-to-correlation-and-to-the-theory-of-error-by-w-f-sheppard-to-olaus-magnus-friedrich-erdmann-henrici, accessed on 02 December 2024

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