| RefNo | RR/1bis/42 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Second referee's report by George Peacock, on a paper 'Investigation of a new and simple series, by which the ratio of the diameter of a circle to its circumference may easily be computed to any required degree of accuracy' by William Rutherford |
| Date | 10 November 1841 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Finds the problem difficult and impossible.
Thinks the Royal Medal should be given to a paper on pure mathematics. A paper by George Biddell Airy is of the highest claim.
Subject: Mathematics
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0162 Vol.4 1843 |
| RelatedRecord | RR/1bis/41 |
| RR/1bis/43 |
| PT/25/13 |
| PT/25/14 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7093 | Peacock; George (1791 - 1858) | 1791 - 1858 |
| NA8090 | Rutherford; William (1839 - 1899) | 1839 - 1899 |