| Reference number | RR/51/148 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Alfred Cardew Dixon, on a paper 'On approximation by polygons in the calculus of variations' by L C Young |
| Date | [April 1933] |
| Description | Sectional Committee: Mathematics
Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', after revision. No example of the application of the theory is given. Provides detailed list of criticisms, including the mathematics. Refers to work of Norbert Wiener, Johann Karl August Radon and Charles-Jean Étienne Gustave Nicolas, baron de la Vallée Poussin.
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London' A, 1933]
Endorsed on verso as received 19 April 1933. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1933.0121 Vol.141 1933 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/51/147 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1178 | Dixon; Alfred Cardew (1865 - 1936) | 1865 - 1936 |