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- [189-?] – 1923 (Creation)
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0.07 m of textual records
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These items, originally belonging the 19th century Trinity College mathematician Walter William Rouse Ball (1850-1925) who was best know for his contributions to the history of mathematics. These items were probably acquired by Coxeter as a result of his having edited editions 11 through 14 of Rouse Ball’s Mathematical Recreations and Essays.
This small series includes: an original note book entitled Volume 1 The Four Digits Problem; one letter to Ball dated 1923 with some diagrams; original illustrations and mock-ups for a book – possibly Ball’s A Short Account of the History of Mathematics; several off-prints of Ball’s papers; and one typescript of a paper belonging to Ball written by W.S. Andrews and F.A. Woodruff entitled Multiple Magics.
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