Winifred Edgerton Merrill
(Winifred Edgerton)
(1862-1951)

Ph.D., Columbia College, 1886
Thesis: Multiple integrals (1) Their geometrical interpretation in cartesian geometry, in trilinears and triplanars, in tangentials, in quaternions, and in modern geometry; (2) Their analytical interpretations in the theory of equations, using determinants, invariants and covariants as instruments in the investigation
Advisor(s): Rees, John Krom
Notes:

In 1937 Dr. Merrill listed the title of her dissertation as "(1) Mathematical Astronomy.(a) Computation of the Orbit, the Comet of '83. Data furnished by Harvard University. (b) Determination of Latitude and Longitude of New York City from Direct Observations. (2) Pure Mathematics. Translation and Relations of Various Systems of Coordinates."



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