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Reference numberL&P/4/358
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'Of the curve formed by the shadow of an oblate spheroid' by George Mitchell
Date7 January 1767
DescriptionContains plate.

Subject: Mathematics

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A general investigation of the nature of the curve, formed by the shadow of a prolate spheroid, upon a plane standing at right angles to the axis of the shadow; in a letter to the Royal Society, by Mr. George Witchell, F. R. S.'

Read 15 January 1767
Extent10p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper and plate
Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1767.0004
Related records in the catalogueL&P/4/358/1
L&P/4/358/2
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