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Referee's report by William Burnside, on a paper 'On the connexion of algebraic functions with automorphic functions' by Edmund Taylor Whittaker

Reference number: RR/14/106

Date: 09 May 1898

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Does not always agree with the author's conclusions, especially as regards their generality. Provides detailed criticism of the methods used in the paper, and suggests modifications.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Endorsed on verso as received 10 May 1898.

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RR/14/106
Earliest possible date
09 May 1898
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Letter on paper
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14 pages
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Manuscript

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William Burnside

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William Burnside, Referee's report by William Burnside, on a paper 'On the connexion of algebraic functions with automorphic functions' by Edmund Taylor Whittaker, 09 May 1898, RR/14/106, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_14_106/referees-report-by-william-burnside-on-a-paper-on-the-connexion-of-algebraic-functions-with-automorphic-functions-by-edmund-taylor-whittaker, accessed on 05 December 2024

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