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THE values of the coefficients of Y and Z are given in Prof. Mathew's “Theory of Numbers”, p. 218, for the primes 3 to 31. I have calculated the values for the primes 37 to 61 by the method given by Prof. Mathews on p. 216 of his book. My result in the case of p=37 agrees with that given in NATURE of June 9, p. 456. The other results are as follows, the coefficients being given to the middle term inclusive when that exists, and in the other case to the first of the pair of terms at the middle:—
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POCKLINGTON, H. An Algebraical Identity. Nature 107, 587 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107587a0
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