| RefNo | AP/1/18 |
| Previous numbers | AP.1.18 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Arithmetical investigations upon the extraction of roots' by Lewis Francis Bastard |
| Creator | Bastard; Lewis Francis (fl 1819) |
| Date | [1819] |
| Description | Bastard, of Geneva [Switzerland], writes on the extraction of square roots from quadratic equations, including proofs to support his discussion.
Subject: Mathematics
Whilst this paper was not abstracted in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, a mention of its reading at a meeting of the Society was published in The Philosophical Magazine: 'LI. Proceedings of Learned Societies'. The Philosophical Magazine: A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics, vol 53, issue 252, 1819, p. 289.
Read to the Royal Society on 11 February 1819. Communicated by the President [Sir Joseph Banks]. |
| Extent | 15p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1080/14786441908652143 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |