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Referee's report by Henry John Stephen Smith, on a paper 'On the differential equations which determine the form of the roots of algebraic equations' by George Boole

Reference number: RR/5/25

Date: 12 September 1864

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the paper could be abbreviated in places, but would prefer it to be printed in full.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1864]

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RR/5/25
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12 September 1864
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry John Stephen Smith

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Henry John Stephen Smith, Referee's report by Henry John Stephen Smith, on a paper 'On the differential equations which determine the form of the roots of algebraic equations' by George Boole, 12 September 1864, RR/5/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_25/referees-report-by-henry-john-stephen-smith-on-a-paper-on-the-differential-equations-which-determine-the-form-of-the-roots-of-algebraic-equations-by-george-boole, accessed on 05 December 2024

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