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Referee's report by Arthur Cayley, on a paper 'On the attraction of ellipsoids considered geometrically' by Matthew Collins

Reference number: RR/2/49

Date: 28 October 1854

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. An identical, or similar results, were published by the late James MacCullagh in the Proceedings of the Irish Academy, 25 January 1847. Is in agreement with George Gabriel Stokes in not recommending the paper for publication.

Subject: Mathematics

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

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RR/2/49
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28 October 1854
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Arthur Cayley

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Arthur Cayley, Referee's report by Arthur Cayley, on a paper 'On the attraction of ellipsoids considered geometrically' by Matthew Collins, 28 October 1854, RR/2/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_49/referees-report-by-arthur-cayley-on-a-paper-on-the-attraction-of-ellipsoids-considered-geometrically-by-matthew-collins, accessed on 17 January 2025

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