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Referee's report by Ernest William Hobson, on a paper 'On the numerical computation of the functions G0(x), G1(x), and Jn(xv¯i)' by W Steadman Aldis

Reference number: RR/14/113

Date: August 1899

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No clear statement regarding publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Suggests the Council should decide if the Proceedings is the best place to print mathematical tables, with the advice of the Mathematical Committee. Refers to work of Daniel Friedrich Ernst Meissel, who has printed more complete tables. Suggests adding signs to the values of the functions. Suggests a modification be made to include information recently published by Hector Munro Macdonald.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

Endorsed on verso as received 2 August 1899.

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RR/14/113
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August 1899
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Ernest William Hobson

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Ernest William Hobson, Referee's report by Ernest William Hobson, on a paper 'On the numerical computation of the functions G0(x), G1(x), and Jn(xv¯i)' by W Steadman Aldis, August 1899, RR/14/113, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_14_113/referees-report-by-ernest-william-hobson-on-a-paper-on-the-numerical-computation-of-the-functions-g0x-g1x-and-jnxvi-by-w-steadman-aldis, accessed on 12 May 2025

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