| RefNo | AP/12/1/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished manuscript, regarding a geometrical problem by unknown author |
| Date | [1826] |
| Description | Short paper on a geometric problem relating to two parallel lines on a base, where the square of the lines' distance is proportional to the square of the base, just as the angle of elevation is proportional to a right angle.
A red ink inscription top right of first page reads 'with no letter or name'. An ink inscription final page verso reads 'Mr Herschel'.
Subject: Mathematics
Addressed to Mr [John Frederick William] Herschel. Received by the Royal Society on 15 November 1826. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/12/1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |