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(1852). XIX. A demonstration of the theorem that every homogeneous quadratic polynomial is reducible by real orthogonal substitutions to the form of a sum of positive and negative squares. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 4, No. 23, pp. 138-142.
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