Record

RefNoAP/12/22/1
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished letter, on the quadrature of the circle from Mark Roworth to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Date5 April 1825
DescriptionRoworth introduces his paper on the quadrature of the circle and asks that it be presented to the Royal Society. He defends his method of finding the quadrature and acknowledges that it is different than other more commonly proposed methods.

Subject: Mathematics

Written by Roworth in Patna [Bihar, India].
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordAP/12/22
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