| RefNo | AP/7/20 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding Charles Wildbore's paper from [Nevil] Maskelyne to Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 8 June 1787 |
| Description | Letter from Maskelyne regarding Wildbore's paper on spherical motion (see AP/7/16), requesting that Banks forward questions from Maskelyne to Wildbore. Maskelyne requests line-by-line explanations of sections of the paper relating to vis inertia and vis viva.
On verso is a note explaining that Banks requested these answers from Wildbore on 15 June 1787. Wildbore's response with his answers is found at AP/7/21.
Subject: Physics / Mathematics
Addressed to Banks at Soho Square [London]. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1790.0028 |
| RelatedRecord | AP/7/16 |
| AP/7/21 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5553 | Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811) | 1732 - 1811 |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |