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Referee's report by William Spottiswoode, on a paper 'On autopolar polyedra' by Thomas Penyngton Kirkman

Reference number: RR/3/169

Date: 08 April 1857

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, although the referee has some difficulty in following the author.

Subject: Mathematics

[Phublished in Philosophical Transactions, 1857].

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RR/3/169
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08 April 1857
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Spottiswoode

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William Spottiswoode, Referee's report by William Spottiswoode, on a paper 'On autopolar polyedra' by Thomas Penyngton Kirkman, 08 April 1857, RR/3/169, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_169/referees-report-by-william-spottiswoode-on-a-paper-on-autopolar-polyedra-by-thomas-penyngton-kirkman, accessed on 15 October 2024

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