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Sylvester/Box 2-7/Box 2-3 Folder 2-9/95-112/104
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GB 275 Sylvester/Box 2-7/Box 2-3 Folder 2-9/95-112/104
Title
A.L.s. to Arthur Cayley
Date(s)
- 14 January 1863 (Creation)
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8p paper
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Discusses group theory at length, with equations and examples. Also complains about the Royal Academy's actions with regard to the 'group question'. Includes annotations by JJS correcting various points and noting that he could see 'a pretty quarrel was brewing'.