| RefNo | AP/60/15/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding 'Extension of the value of E to 735 places of decimals; and of log 2, log 3 and log 5 to 310 decimals' from W [William] Shanks to George Gabriel Stokes |
| Creator | Shanks; William (1812-1882); English mathematician |
| Date | 25 September 1878 |
| Description | Shanks presents the revised version of his paper, and asks that Stokes present it to the Royal Society. He thanks [John Couch] Adams for his assistance.
Written by Shanks at Houghton-le-Spring, Durham [England]. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist | 1819 - 1903 |
| NA7558 | Adams; John Couch (1819 - 1892); mathematician and astronomer | 1819 - 1892 |