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Referee's report by Arthur Cayley, on a paper 'On autopolar polyedra' by Thomas Penyngton Kirkman

Reference number: RR/3/166

Date: 30 October 1856

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The method used is highly ingenious and valuable to lead to the solution of the problem.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1857].

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RR/3/166
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30 October 1856
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Letter on paper
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4 pages

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Arthur Cayley

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Arthur Cayley, Referee's report by Arthur Cayley, on a paper 'On autopolar polyedra' by Thomas Penyngton Kirkman, 30 October 1856, RR/3/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_166/referees-report-by-arthur-cayley-on-a-paper-on-autopolar-polyedra-by-thomas-penyngton-kirkman, accessed on 17 May 2025

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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