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Referee's report by George Peacock, on a paper 'On the rectification and quadrature of the spherical ellipse' by James Booth

Reference number: RR/1bis/10

Date: 01 October 1842

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to Thomas Stephens Davies, Banjamin Gompertz and their reports. Wonders if some of the results have been anticipated. Finds the theory to be unoriginal.

Subject: Mathematics

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

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RR/1bis/10
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01 October 1842
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Peacock

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George Peacock, Referee's report by George Peacock, on a paper 'On the rectification and quadrature of the spherical ellipse' by James Booth, 01 October 1842, RR/1bis/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1bis_10/referees-report-by-george-peacock-on-a-paper-on-the-rectification-and-quadrature-of-the-spherical-ellipse-by-james-booth, accessed on 11 December 2024

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