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Referee's report by Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici, on a paper 'Octonions' by Alex McAulay

Reference number: RR/13/66

Date: 1896

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The paper begins with a 'unsatisfactory and shadowy' definition of octonions. This should be modified to make it more clear. The author should use the word 'vector', rather than 'lator'.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1895].

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RR/13/66
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1896
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Report on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici

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Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici, Referee's report by Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici, on a paper 'Octonions' by Alex McAulay, 1896, RR/13/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_66/referees-report-by-olaus-magnus-friedrich-erdmann-henrici-on-a-paper-octonions-by-alex-mcaulay, accessed on 05 December 2025

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