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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is 'very valuable'. However, the paper should be revised by the author.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1876].

Reference number
RR/7/403
Earliest possible date
26 July 1875
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Arthur Cayley

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Arthur Cayley, Referee's report by Arthur Cayley, on a paper 'On multiple contact of surfaces' by William Spottiswoode, 26 July 1875, RR/7/403, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_403/referees-report-by-arthur-cayley-on-a-paper-on-multiple-contact-of-surfaces-by-william-spottiswoode, accessed on 15 February 2025

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