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Referee's report by Benjamin Gompertz, on a paper 'On the Victorian Theroem', by Burke

Reference number: RR/1bis/14

Date: 12 January 1841

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The theorem does not have merit, but the author may become a good mathematician.

Subject: Mathematics

[Publication status unknown - paper untraced]

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RR/1bis/14
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12 January 1841
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Benjamin Gompertz

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Benjamin Gompertz, Referee's report by Benjamin Gompertz, on a paper 'On the Victorian Theroem', by Burke, 12 January 1841, RR/1bis/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1bis_14/referees-report-by-benjamin-gompertz-on-a-paper-on-the-victorian-theroem-by-burke, accessed on 05 December 2024

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