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Letter from Samuel Hunter Christie, to Joseph Agar, regarding a paper 'On the resolution of numerical equations' by Joseph Agar

Reference number: RR/1bis/3

Date: 11 February 1845

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Refers to John Ayrton Paris, who may have been mistaken, as the Committee has not yet come to a conclusion regarding publication. The method used is not precise. Suggests putting the paper into a more algebraic form. Suggests giving an illustrative example of each stage of the method. Does not think the paper as it stands is suitable for the Philosophical Transactions. The decision rests with the Council.

Subject: Mathematics

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

Reference number
RR/1bis/3
Earliest possible date
11 February 1845
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter from Samuel Hunter Christie, to Joseph Agar, regarding a paper 'On the resolution of numerical equations' by Joseph Agar, 11 February 1845, RR/1bis/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1bis_3/letter-from-samuel-hunter-christie-to-joseph-agar-regarding-a-paper-on-the-resolution-of-numerical-equations-by-joseph-agar, accessed on 06 December 2024

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