George Anderson

George Anderson (born ca. 1720) was an English They give proof of singular ability in treating the most advanced mathematical problems of the time, and by many indications show the writer (contrary to an editorial surmise) to have occupied a respectable position in life. The first three are dated from Twickenham, August to October 1736; the two from 1739 were sent from Hothfield and Newbottle, respectively; the last was written 27 September 1740, at Leyden, where the writer, now aged 20 and enrolled as a law student since 12 September, had just entered upon a "train of studies and exercises" at the university. He expressed in 1739 a strong desire to be admitted to the Royal Society, but his name does not appear upon the list of its members.

Letters Page RangeDateContents CIX293–29721 July 1736Criticism of Halley's paper on logarithms.CXII301–30528 August 1736[Samuel] Cunn's series for periphery of ellipse, and other quadratures. Equation of payments.CXIII306–31028 October 1736Further quadratures.CXIV311–312no dateArea of spherical triangle by fluxions.CXVI319–32331 January 1737 (N.S. 1738)Demonstration of a theorem of De Moivre. Solution of Simpson's problem.CXXII342–34610 May 1739Formulæ for approximate solution of equations.CXXIII346–35317 September 1739Private affairs. Problems in quadratures.CXXVI360–36616 (N.S. 27) September 1740Formulæ for logarithms. Quadrature of lunales. Leyden booksellers. Inquiry about the wedge.

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