Reference number | CLP/24/17/6 |
Alternative reference number | CLP/24/17 p5 |
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. Diagram shows a triangle with lines and curves inside it, and a semi-circle with lines and triangles inside it, both with various measurements and angles labelled within them. Collins proposed several problems relating to these works to Renatus Franciscus Slusius via this letter.
Subject: Mathematics |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Diagram |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | CLP/24/17/5 |
CLP/24/17/4 |
CLP/24/17/3 |
CLP/24/17/2 |
CLP/24/17/1 |
CLP/24/17 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | 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 |