| Reference number | AP/42/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'On the laws of operation, and the systematisation of mathematics' Alexander J [John] Ellis |
| Date | 1859 |
| Description | Ellis aims to give a firmer basis to the calculus of operations, to assign the strict limits and connexion of the mathematical sciences, and to found them upon purely inductive considerations, without any metaphysical or a priori reasoning.
Marked on front as 'Archives G G S [George Gabriel Stokes]'.
Subject: Mathematics
Received 26 May 1859. Communicated by Archibald Smith.
Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 10 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the laws of operation, and the systematization of mathematics'. |
| Extent | 198p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1859.0022 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6159 | Ellis; Alexander John (1814 - 1890); mathematician | 1814 - 1890 |
| NA1486 | Smith; Archibald (1813 - 1872) | 1813 - 1872 |