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From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 December 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.49
Summary:

Verified Leonhard Euler's values for Bernoulli's numbers up to B=25 by method previously outlined and to be stated fully in this letter. Mr. Hensley [of Trinity College] proposes to revise incorrect values given in Penny Cyclopaedia. Computing a Bernoulli number by P. S. Laplace's formula takes three days. HW's method of continued subtraction requires only 24 hours.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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