RefNo | AP/12/12/1 |
Level | Item |
Title | Unpublished letter, regarding the quadrature of the circle from Charles Hudson to Thomas Young |
Date | 20 January 1825 |
Description | Hudson presents his own demonstration, using geometric figures and equations, of the theory of the quadrature of the circle, founded on the doctrine of proportionals.
An ink inscription top left of first page reads 'To be returned to the author if required'. John Frederick William Herschel has written his initials next to the date received.
Subject: Mathematics
Written by Hudson at No 145 Bow Bazar [Bowbazar] Street, Calcutta [Kolkata], [West] Bengal [India] at the Accountant General's Office. Received by the Royal Society on 15 December 1825. |
Extent | 15p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | AP/12/12 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |