Second referee's report by Henry John Stephen Smith, on a paper 'On Fermat’s theorem of the polygonal numbers, with supplement' by Jonathan Frederick Pollock
Reference number: RR/5/193
Date: 10 November 1863
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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Encloses a memorandum [RR/5/194] clearly stating his disagreement with the demonstration. Has not communicated with Arthur Cayley.
Addendum, dated 12 November 1863. Has received the letter from George Gabriel Stokes containing a note from Arthur Cayley. Agrees with Arthur Cayley regarding the doubtful points of the paper. Has sent Alexander John Ellis' paper to Price [Bartholomew Price?], who will respond in a few days. Suggests Ellis be discouraged from publishing criticisms of other mathematicians, including Julius Plücker ['On an application of the theory of scalar and clinant radical loci', Proceedings, doi:10.1098/rspl.1860.0030 Vol.11 1862]. Refers to work by George Salmon and Carnot [?], August Ferdinand Möbius and Michel Chasles, the last of which the Committee has decided not to publish.
Subject: Mathematics
[Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1864]
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- RR/5/193
- Earliest possible date
- 10 November 1863
- Physical description
- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Henry John Stephen Smith, Second referee's report by Henry John Stephen Smith, on a paper 'On Fermat’s theorem of the polygonal numbers, with supplement' by Jonathan Frederick Pollock, 10 November 1863, RR/5/193, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_193/second-referees-report-by-henry-john-stephen-smith-on-a-paper-on-fermats-theorem-of-the-polygonal-numbers-with-supplement-by-jonathan-frederick-pollock, accessed on 09 October 2024
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Date: 31st December 1864
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1863.0101
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