Referee's report by James Booth, on a paper 'Researches in symbolical physics. On the translation of a directed magnitude as symbolised by a product. The principles of statics established symbolically' by Matthew O'Brien
Reference number: RR/2/177
Date: 25 November 1851
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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Francis Maseres, Buat in the Annales Mathematiques [?], John Warren, William Rowan Hamilton, John Thomas Graves and Augustus De Morgan. Discusses symbols for right and left handed positions in an equation. Thinks the paper has been written hastily. Suggests the author be asked to rewrite the paper and further develop his ideas.
Subject: Physics, Mathematics
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
- Reference number
- RR/2/177
- Earliest possible date
- 25 November 1851
- Physical description
- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Booth, Referee's report by James Booth, on a paper 'Researches in symbolical physics. On the translation of a directed magnitude as symbolised by a product. The principles of statics established symbolically' by Matthew O'Brien, 25 November 1851, RR/2/177, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_177/referees-report-by-james-booth-on-a-paper-researches-in-symbolical-physics-on-the-translation-of-a-directed-magnitude-as-symbolised-by-a-product-the-principles-of-statics-established-symbolically-by-matthew-obrien, accessed on 20 January 2025
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Researches in symbolical physics. On the translation of a directed magnitude as symbolised by a product. The principles of statics established symbolically External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1854
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0028
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