Referee's report by William Fishburn Donkin, on a paper 'On the theory of probabilities' by George Boole
Reference number: RR/4/17
Date: 23 June 1862

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.
Subject: Mathematics.
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1862].
- Reference number
- RR/4/17
- Earliest possible date
- 23 June 1862
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Fishburn Donkin, Referee's report by William Fishburn Donkin, on a paper 'On the theory of probabilities' by George Boole, 23 June 1862, RR/4/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_17/referees-report-by-william-fishburn-donkin-on-a-paper-on-the-theory-of-probabilities-by-george-boole, accessed on 15 March 2025
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Referees' reports: volume 4, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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