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Letter from Norman Macleod Ferrers, on a paper 'Octonions' by Alex McAulay to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/13/73

Date: 25 March 1896

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He has received the letter referring to this paper and will need to contact Peterhouse, chairman of the Prof Syndicate. He heard that they may not be able to provide an answer until Easter term. He will write to McAulay about the issue.

Subject: Mathematics

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

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RR/13/73
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25 March 1896
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Norman Macleod Ferrers

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Norman Macleod Ferrers, Letter from Norman Macleod Ferrers, on a paper 'Octonions' by Alex McAulay to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 25 March 1896, RR/13/73, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_73/letter-from-norman-macleod-ferrers-on-a-paper-octonions-by-alex-mcaulay-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 23 April 2025

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