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RefNoCLP/7ii/5
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'A dissertation concerning the figure of the Earth. Part the second' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Date1725
DescriptionDesaguliers summarises work by Newton and Mairan and compares their experiments on this topic. Includes one page of geometrical figures including four circles and a U-shaped pipe.

Subject: Mathematics / Astronomy

Read to the Royal Society on 10 June 1725

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A dissertation concerning the figure of the Earth. Part the second.'
LanguageEnglish
Extent23p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1724.0056
RelatedRecordRBO/12/18
CLP/7ii/4
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8414Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician1642 - 1727
NA733Ortous de Mairan; Jean Jacques d' (1678 - 1771)1678 - 1771
NA8419Desaguliers; John Theophilus (1683 - 1744); natural philosopher1683 - 1744
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