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Referee's report by Arthur Cayley, on a paper 'On a class of differential equations, including those which occur in dynamical problems.- Part I' by William Fishburn Donkin

Reference number: RR/2/59

Date: 29 March 1854

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper throws 'new light' into research by William Rowan Hamilton.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/59
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29 March 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 a class of differential equations, including those which occur in dynamical problems.- Part I' by William Fishburn Donkin, 29 March 1854, RR/2/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_59/referees-report-by-arthur-cayley-on-a-paper-on-a-class-of-differential-equations-including-those-which-occur-in-dynamical-problems-part-i-by-william-fishburn-donkin, accessed on 25 March 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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