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Letter from Lionel Haworth, on a paper 'Asymptotic formulae for hypergeometric functions' by Thomas MacFarlane Cherry to D C Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/72/53

Date: 03 April 1950

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He is working on a paper at the moment that will take up most of his time outside of his University duties. Has asked other journals for a respite from refereeing. The paper is 'undoubtedly a substantial contribution to the subject'. He cannot provide a full report at this time. Asks if it possible to 'escape with honour in the circumstances'.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1950 with the title 'Asymptotic expansions for the hypergeometric functions occurring in gas-flow theory'].

Endorsed on recto as received 4 April 1950.

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RR/72/53
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03 April 1950
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Lionel Haworth, Letter from Lionel Haworth, on a paper 'Asymptotic formulae for hypergeometric functions' by Thomas MacFarlane Cherry to D C Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, 03 April 1950, RR/72/53, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_72_53/letter-from-lionel-haworth-on-a-paper-asymptotic-formulae-for-hypergeometric-functions-by-thomas-macfarlane-cherry-to-d-c-martin-assistant-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 12 July 2025

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