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Letter from William Jolly Duncan, on a paper 'The numerical solution of non-singular linear integral equations' by L Fox and E T Goodwin, to D C Martin, assistant secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/77/192

Date: 05 November 1952

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Paper reference code: A164

Duncan writes: 'Dear Dr. Martin, I have received your letter of 30th October, enclosing the manuscript of the paper by Fox and Goodwin. I think I could still argue my point about page 34 of the manuscript but this is not really a matter of importance. I am therefore prepared to accept the paper in its amended form. Yours sincerely, W. J. Duncan'.

Written at James Watt Laboratories, The University, Glasgow [England].

[Published in Proceedings A, 1953].

Endorsed on recto as received 7 November 1952.

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William Jolly Duncan, Letter from William Jolly Duncan, on a paper 'The numerical solution of non-singular linear integral equations' by L Fox and E T Goodwin, to D C Martin, assistant secretary of the Royal Society, 05 November 1952, RR/77/192, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_77_192/letter-from-william-jolly-duncan-on-a-paper-the-numerical-solution-of-non-singular-linear-integral-equations-by-l-fox-and-e-t-goodwin-to-d-c-martin-assistant-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 18 March 2025

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