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Letter by Henry John Stephen Smith, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'Introductory memoir on plane stigmatics' by Alexander John Ellis

Reference number: RR/5/68

Date: 15 September 1865

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Has directed the paper be forwarded to Burlington House and encloses his report [RR/5/67]. Is unfavourable towards publication of the paper, but would be 'very glad if they [the Committee] prove to be mistaken'.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1865]

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RR/5/68
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15 September 1865
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry John Stephen Smith

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Henry John Stephen Smith, Letter by Henry John Stephen Smith, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'Introductory memoir on plane stigmatics' by Alexander John Ellis, 15 September 1865, RR/5/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_68/letter-by-henry-john-stephen-smith-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-introductory-memoir-on-plane-stigmatics-by-alexander-john-ellis, accessed on 14 June 2025

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