| Reference number | AP/60/15/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding 'Extension of the value of E to 735 places of decimals; and of log 2, log 3 and log 5 to 310 decimals' from W [William] Shanks to George Gabriel Stokes |
| Creator | Shanks; William (1812-1882); English mathematician |
| Date | 4 May 1878 |
| Description | Shanks asks that Stokes 'will greatly oblige by obliterating all reference to' incorrect numbers in his paper on the value of E to 735 decimal places, and suggests that he will attempt to re-calculate the values for of log 2, log 3 and log 5 to 310 decimal places. He thanks [John Couch] Adams for his corrections.
Written by Shanks at Houghton-le-Spring, Durham [England]. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| 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 |