| RefNo | AP/14/18/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding trisecting an angle from James Ryan to Davies Gilbert |
| Date | 15 June 1830 |
| Description | In this covering letter to Gilbert, Ryan explains that he is experiencing financial hardship in his old age, and then discusses the desire of mathematicians to find a way of trisecting an angle. He asks that Gilbert lay his paper before the Royal Society, and requests that if it be returned to him if not approved for reading or publication.
Subject: Mathematics
Written by Ryan at 16 Rupert Street, Haymarket [London]. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/14/18 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8707 | Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839) | 1767-1839 |