| Reference number | AP/60/15 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Extension of the value of E to 735 places of decimals; and of log 2, log 3 and log 5 to 310 decimals' by W [William] Shanks |
| Creator | Shanks; William (1812-1882); English mathematician |
| Date | 1878 |
| Description | Shanks presents tables showing the value of E to 735 decimal places.
Preceded by three letters dated 1 May 1878, 4 May 1878 and 25 September 1878 respectively.
Subject: Mathematics
Received 26 September 1878. Communicated by George Gabriel Stokes. |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist | 1819 - 1903 |
| NA7558 | Adams; John Couch (1819 - 1892); mathematician and astronomer | 1819 - 1892 |