The London Mathematical Society's own official history page, stating that the Society held its inaugural meeting on 16 January 1865 with Augustus De Morgan chairing, following discussions between Arthur Cowper Ranyard and George Campbell De Morgan, cross-checked during research against the Society's own Wikipedia entry, which independently states the same 1865 founding and De Morgan's role as first president.
Facts
PublisherLondon Mathematical Society
URLhttps://www.lms.ac.uk/about/history
Source TypeInstitutional
Reliability Tier1
The Society's own official page, a primary institutional source for its founding, verified against the Society's own Wikipedia entry rather than taken alone. Sources
London Mathematical Society, History
Claims Backed By This Source (7 claims)
This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Institutions, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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