Referee's report by William Fishburn Donkin on a paper 'On the equation of differences for an equation of any order, and in particular for the equations of the orders two, three, four, and five' by Arthur Cayley
Reference number: RR/4/38
Date: 16 May 1860

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is valuable.
Subject: Mathematics.
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1860].
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- RR/4/38
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- 16 May 1860
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Fishburn Donkin, Referee's report by William Fishburn Donkin on a paper 'On the equation of differences for an equation of any order, and in particular for the equations of the orders two, three, four, and five' by Arthur Cayley, 16 May 1860, RR/4/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_38/referees-report-by-william-fishburn-donkin-on-a-paper-on-the-equation-of-differences-for-an-equation-of-any-order-and-in-particular-for-the-equations-of-the-orders-two-three-four-and-five-by-arthur-cayley, accessed on 15 March 2025
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VI. On the equation of differences for an equation of any order, and in particular for the equations of the orders two, three, four, and five External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1860
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1860.0007
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Paper, 'On the equation of differences for an equation of any order and in particular for the equations of the orders two three four and five' by A [Arthur] Cayley
Creator: Arthur Cayley Reference number: PT/60/6
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Referees' reports: volume 4, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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