Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
- Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/36/1
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- 26 Feb. 1888
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
In latest issue of Comptes Rendus Poulain states that Campbell originated the rule usually ascribed to Newton, for determining the existance of imaginary roots in algebraic equations. Enquires whether this is true and whether JCA knows who Campbell was.
Sylvester, James Joseph (1814-1897) mathematician