Reference number | AP/12/12 |
Level | File |
Title | Unpublished letter, regarding the quadrature of the circle from Charles Hudson to Thomas Young |
Date | 20 January 1825 |
Description | Hudson presents his own demonstration, using geometric figures and equations, of the theory of the quadrature of the circle, founded on the doctrine of proportionals. Includes five figures in the text.
Subject: Mathematics
Written by Hudson at No 145 Bow Bazar [Bowbazar] Street, Calcutta [Kolkata], [West] Bengal [India] at the Accountant General's Office. Received by the Royal Society on 15 December 1825. |
Extent | 15p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | AP/12/12/1 |
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AP/12/13/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |