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Description

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The style of the paper makes it very difficult to comprehend. Discusses the equations.

Subject: Mathematics

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

Reference number
RR/1bis/2
Earliest possible date
05 December 1844
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Benjamin Gompertz

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Benjamin Gompertz, Referee's report by Benjamin Gompertz, on a paper 'On the resolution of numerical equations' by Joseph Agar, 05 December 1844, RR/1bis/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1bis_2/referees-report-by-benjamin-gompertz-on-a-paper-on-the-resolution-of-numerical-equations-by-joseph-agar, accessed on 06 November 2024

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