Second referee's report by George Peacock, on a paper 'Investigation of a new and simple series, by which the ratio of the diameter of a circle to its circumference may easily be computed to any required degree of accuracy' by William Rutherford
Reference number: RR/1bis/42
Date: 10 November 1841
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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Finds the problem difficult and impossible.
Thinks the Royal Medal should be given to a paper on pure mathematics. A paper by George Biddell Airy is of the highest claim.
Subject: Mathematics
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
- Reference number
- RR/1bis/42
- Earliest possible date
- 10 November 1841
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Peacock, Second referee's report by George Peacock, on a paper 'Investigation of a new and simple series, by which the ratio of the diameter of a circle to its circumference may easily be computed to any required degree of accuracy' by William Rutherford, 10 November 1841, RR/1bis/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1bis_42/second-referees-report-by-george-peacock-on-a-paper-investigation-of-a-new-and-simple-series-by-which-the-ratio-of-the-diameter-of-a-circle-to-its-circumference-may-easily-be-computed-to-any-required-degree-of-accuracy-by-william-rutherford, accessed on 17 April 2025
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Investigation of a new and simple series, by which the ratio of the diameter of a circle to its circumference may easily be computed to any required degree of accuracy External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1843
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0162
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