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RefNoEL/S2/47
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Robert Simson [to the Royal Society]
CreatorSimson; Robert (1687-1768); Professor of Mathematics, Glasgow University
Date4 January 1723
DescriptionWishes to know if there are any new series deduced from Gregory's series in order to find the arch of a circle from the tangent; asks if the lost proposition in 'Pappus Alexandrinus' had been recovered
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originGlasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Origin coordinates55.86515, -4.25763
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/0505bf4f-8637-4b12-9e4d-acce62f5f69b
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