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Letter from Thomas Henry Huxley, to William Spottiswoode, regarding a paper 'On toroidal functions' by William Mitchinson Hicks

Reference number: RR/8/323

Date: 02 October 1881

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Has recently returned home, and read the reports, which are enclosed. Agrees to whichever action is decided.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1881]

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RR/8/323
Earliest possible date
02 October 1881
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from Thomas Henry Huxley, to William Spottiswoode, regarding a paper 'On toroidal functions' by William Mitchinson Hicks, 02 October 1881, RR/8/323, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_323/letter-from-thomas-henry-huxley-to-william-spottiswoode-regarding-a-paper-on-toroidal-functions-by-william-mitchinson-hicks, accessed on 16 September 2024

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