Memorandum 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/5/194
Date: 12 November 1863
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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.
Provides a rigorous proof to the demonstrations in the paper. Admits he may have misunderstood the argument of the author, in which case the referee suggests some rearrangement of the paper and proof to aid clarity and prevent similar misunderstandings in future.
Subject: Mathematics
[Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1864]
- Reference number
- RR/5/194
- Earliest possible date
- 12 November 1863
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Henry John Stephen Smith, Memorandum by Henry John Stephen Smith, on a paper 'On Fermat’s theorem of the polygonal numbers, with supplement' by Jonathan Frederick Pollock, 12 November 1863, RR/5/194, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_194/memorandum-by-henry-john-stephen-smith-on-a-paper-on-fermats-theorem-of-the-polygonal-numbers-with-supplement-by-jonathan-frederick-pollock, accessed on 15 October 2024
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Date: 31st December 1864
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1863.0101
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Referees' reports: volume 5, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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