RGO Archives/RGO 4 contains:
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273	Cambridge University examination papers
274	Question paper on astronomy and mathematics
275	Instructions and equations on optics
276	Notes on light refraction
277	Notes on mathematical problems
278	Paper on mathematical problems
279	Mathematical problems and equations
280	Astronomical problems
281	Mathematical determination of position
282	Principles of navigation
283	A work on navigation
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Papers of Nevil Maskelyne

Title	Paper on mathematical problems
Reference	RGO 4/278 (former reference: A2/421O)
Covering Dates	1802
Extent and Medium	1 envelope

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A mathematical paper containing problems and equations and a list of candidates for election to the Royal Society: John Jeron Schroler, Lilienthal, Bremen; Joseph (Giuseppe) Piazzi, Palermo, Sicily; Dr Olbers, Bremen; and Dr C.F. Gauss, Brunswick. There are propositions and corollaries from Newton's 'Principia', in Latin and English, and from Aristotle's 'Rhetoric', in Greek and English.

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Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727) Knight, natural philosopher and mathematician

Royal Society

Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaus (1758-1840) astronomer and physician

Gauss, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855) mathematician, astronomer and physicist

Piazzi, Giuseppe (1746-1826) astronomer

Aristotle (384-322 BC) philosopher

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