Reference number | RBO/3/39 |
Alternative reference number | RBO.3.123 |
Level | Item |
Title | 'Of the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea; As it was first written to My Boyle from Oxford' by John Wallis |
Date | 25 April 1666 |
Description | Theory about how the earth, moon and sun affect the tides (figures to show motion) Read to the Royal Society on 16 May 1666 |
Language | English |
Extent | 21 sides |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
Related material | Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 1, no 16, p 263 |
Related records in the catalogue | RBC/2/78 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA7472 | Wallis; John (1616 - 1703); mathematician and cryptographer | 1616 - 1703 |