Reference number | EL/W2/74 |
Level | Item |
Title | John Wallis to Hans Sloane |
Creator | Wallis; John (1616-1703); mathematician; cryptographer; Savilian Professor of Geometry, University of Oxford |
Date | 1699 |
Description | Concerning the Julian and Gregorian year (or old style and new style) with his reasons for why the dating system should not be changed |
Language | English |
Extent | 5 sides |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/d8a08292-4dd1-4434-a808-895e43381a25 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |
NA7472 | Wallis; John (1616 - 1703); mathematician and cryptographer | 1616 - 1703 |