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Referee's report by Arthur Cayley, on a paper 'On the calculus of symbols' by William Spottiswoode

Reference number: RR/4/249

Date: 17 February 1862

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is a sequel to W H L Russell's work on the subject.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1862].

Reference number
RR/4/249
Earliest possible date
17 February 1862
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Arthur Cayley

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Arthur Cayley, Referee's report by Arthur Cayley, on a paper 'On the calculus of symbols' by William Spottiswoode, 17 February 1862, RR/4/249, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_249/referees-report-by-arthur-cayley-on-a-paper-on-the-calculus-of-symbols-by-william-spottiswoode, accessed on 12 February 2025

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