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RefNoEL/B1/12
LevelItem
TitleNote in answer to a letter by Mr [Richard] Townley, from William Brouncker
Date29 January 1671
DescriptionBrouncker's note states that the table was calculated without the help of any figures but by a simple method. However he feels that it is not necessary to mention it here because it has been hinted at and that Townley is in the right
A note, in another hand, states that this is Brouncker's answer to the foregoing letter viz Mr Townley

Subject: Mathematics
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1671.0003
RelatedRecordLBO/5/45
LBO/5/44
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
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CodePersonNameDates
NA3503Brouncker; William (c1620 - 1684); 2nd Viscount Brouncker; mathematicianc1620 - 1684
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