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3. Short Verbal Notice of a simple and direct method of Computing the Logarithm of a Number

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2015

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Extract

Mr Sang briefly explained an application of the method of continued fractions to the resolution of the exponential equation, and illustrated it by exhibiting the computation of the logarithm of the prime number 27073 directly.

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Proceedings 1856-57
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1857

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