| RefNo | AP/7/24 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding Wildbore's paper from Cha [Charles] Wildbore to Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 29 February 1788 |
| Description | Wildbore responds to questions posed by Nevil Maskelyne (AP/7/23) relating to his paper on spherical motion. Wildbore explains the design of the reasoning appearing on page 2 of his manuscript (see AP/7/16), which is to simplify the compound motion of spherical bodies. He includes a small illustrative figure to this effect within the first paragraph of the letter.
Subject: Physics / Mathematics
Written by Wildbore in Broughton [Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire, England]. |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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/7/23 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |