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Referee's report by George Peacock, on a paper 'The variation of a triple integral' by Richard Abbott

Reference number: RR/1/1

Date: 1832

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Referee does not consider themselves suitable to offer an opinion. States that it is 'making an important addition to our knowledge of the calculus of variations' yet 'it appears to be too brazen a piece of analysis'.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1837].

Reference number
RR/1/1
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1832
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript
Related authors
Abbott; Richard (1800-1884); mathematician and astronomer

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George Peacock

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George Peacock, Referee's report by George Peacock, on a paper 'The variation of a triple integral' by Richard Abbott, 1832, RR/1/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_1/referees-report-by-george-peacock-on-a-paper-the-variation-of-a-triple-integral-by-richard-abbott, accessed on 22 April 2025

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  • Referee Reports

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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