Reference number | CLP/3i/56 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, 'Anagrammata propositionum XIV' by Christian Huygens |
Date | 4 September 1669 |
Description | These are anagrams of 14 propositions that describe Christian Huygens's discoveries. Huygens, in his letter to Henry Oldenburg dated 25 August 1669, asked them to be kept at the Royal Society in order to secure his priority in their discovery.
Subject: Physics / Coding
Read to the Royal Society on 21 October 1669. |
Language | Latin |
Extent | 2p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | RBO/4/23 |
CLP/3i/56/1 |
CLP/3i/56/2 |
CLP/3i/56/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |