| RefNo | HS/18/445 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from George Paxton Young to Sir John Herschel, dated at Toronto, Canada West |
| Creator | Young; George Paxton (1819–89); Canadian philosopher; school inspector |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 16 February 1860 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends published paper containing GY's proof that roots of algebraic equations above fourth degree cannot be represented by finite functions, and showing how roots of fifth degree equations may be found. GY's method may be extended to all higher degrees. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Toronto, Canada West |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8178
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |