Record

RefNoRBO/19/24
AltRefNoRBO.19.155
LevelItem
Title'Some considerations on the Antiquity and Use of the Indian Characters or Figures' by Mr Cope
Date1735
DescriptionRefers to the gateway at Widgel Hall in Hertfordshire (see RBO/19/16 page 93)
Original figure of gateway attached
Discusses Indian numerical figures found in Western manuscripts
Read to the Royal Society on 8 May 1735
LanguageEnglish
Extent6 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 39, no 439, p 119
RelatedRecordCLP/16/53
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