Reference number | AP/12/13/1 |
Level | Item |
Title | Unpublished letter, regarding the quadrature of the circle from Charles Hudson to the President of the Royal Society [Davies Gilbert] |
Date | 10 September 1828 |
Description | Hudson summarises three letters sent by him to Thomas Young regarding the quadrature of the circle, and then adds further calculations relative to the subject. He explains that he has calculated the value of pi and the quadrature and square of quadrature to upwards of 42 decimal places.
Subject: Mathematics
Written by Hudson at Mr Cowen's House in Howrah [West Bengal, India]. |
Extent | 12p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | AP/12/13 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8707 | Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839) | 1767-1839 |