| RefNo | EL/C3/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Investigationes aliquot, ex quibus probatur terrae figuram secundum leges attractionis in ratione inversa quadrati distantiarum maxime ad ellipsin accedere debere [ Some investigations, by which it is proved that the figure of the earth must approach very near to an ellipsis, according to the laws of attraction inversely as the square of the distances]' by Alexis Clairaut |
| Date | February 1736 |
| Description | Discussing Newton's second law of attraction
Mathematical formulae and figures attached
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 40, no 445, p 19 |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1737.0006 |
| RelatedRecord | EL/C3/17 |
| EL/C3/18 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8170 | Clairaut; Alexis Claude (1713 - 1765); mathematician and astronomer | 1713 - 1765 |