RefNo | CLP/24/17/4 |
AltRefNo | CLP/24/17 p3 |
Level | Item |
Title | Diagram, by John Collins |
Date | c.15 March 1670 |
Description | Figures in a letter to Henry Oldenburg from John Collins, who had been editing the works on curves and conic sections by John Wallis and Isaac Barrow. Diagrams show a triangle and a semi-circle, both with various measurements within them. Collins proposed several problems relating to these works to Renatus Franciscus Slusius via this letter.
Subject: Mathematics |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Diagram |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | CLP/24/17/6 |
CLP/24/17/5 |
CLP/24/17/3 |
CLP/24/17/2 |
CLP/24/17/1 |
CLP/24/17 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA2898 | Collins; John (1625 - 1683); mathematician and scientific administrator | 1625 - 1683 |
NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
NA5659 | Slusius; Renatus Franciscus (1622 - 1685); mathematician and clergyman | 1622 - 1685 |