| Reference number | AP/39/11 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished letter, 'Addition to a memoir on the determination of unknown functions that are evolved under definite integrals' from J [Joaquim] Gomes de Souza to [William] Sharpey |
| Creator | Souza; Joaquim Gomes de (1829-1864); Brazilian mathematician |
| Date | 27 October 1856 |
| Description | In a previous communication (see AP/38/26), de Souza developed φx in terms of the function A emrx. In the present communication he develops in a more general way, using terms of the form Ar ∫δrexwϖ (ω1mr)dω, the function of ϖ being assumed at pleasure.
Includes one figure in the text.
Subject: Mathematics / Calculus
Received 17 November 1856. Read 12 February 1857. Communicated by Sharpey.
Written by de Souza at 4 Rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris.
Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Addition to a memoir on the determination of unknown functions that are evolved under definite integrals'. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 24p |
| Format | Drawing |
| Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0097 |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/38/26 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7273 | Sharpey; William (1802 - 1880) | 1802 - 1880 |