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Letter from Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici, on a paper 'Octonions' by Alex McAulay to George Howard Darwin

Reference number: RR/13/70

Date: 04 March 1896

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The proposal to publish the paper as a book has his full approval. The paper is original and of considerable value. The Royal Society should 'contribute liberally' to the expenses.

Subject: Mathematics

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

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RR/13/70
Earliest possible date
04 March 1896
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici

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Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici, Letter from Olaus Magnus Friedrich Erdmann Henrici, on a paper 'Octonions' by Alex McAulay to George Howard Darwin, 04 March 1896, RR/13/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_70/letter-from-olaus-magnus-friedrich-erdmann-henrici-on-a-paper-octonions-by-alex-mcaulay-to-george-howard-darwin, accessed on 18 April 2025

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