Vince, Samuel, 1749 - 1821 (mathematician and astronomer)
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Cambridge University examination papers, 1769 - 1776
Cambridge University examination papers in mathematics, with answers, 1769-1771, apparently in competition for 'Dr Smith's prizes', with a list of candidates, 1769-1776. The candidates include Dr Samuel Vince of Caius College, who was first prizeman and senior wrangler in 1775.
Diary of tasks sent to George Sanderson for his son Thomas Sanderson to compute, 1801 - 1808
With further entries on tasks sent to other computers.
Letter concerning an error in Vince's tables and corrections for the 'Nautical Almanac' for 1813-1815, 1809-09-16
The letters are primarily from Nevil Maskelyne but include three sent to Andrews by Margaret Maskelyne, following the death of her father.
Letter concerning corrections to the 'Nautical Almanac' for 1813 and a method for computing the geocentric places of the planets, 1809-09-22
The letters are primarily from Nevil Maskelyne but include three sent to Andrews by Margaret Maskelyne, following the death of her father.
Letter giving instructions on computations for the phenomena of Jupiter's satellites, 1810-01-02
The letters are primarily from Nevil Maskelyne but include three sent to Andrews by Margaret Maskelyne, following the death of her father.
Letters to Samuel Vince, 1796 - 1812
Memoranda on directions for computers, dates of Oxford and Cambridge terms, and a list of current computers, 1809
A diary of work performed on the 'Nautical Almanac' and arrangements for its compilation and publication.
Treatise on rotary motion of bodies, 1780
A treatise submitted to Samuel Vince 'On the rotary Motion of Bodies about a fixed Axis', containing instructions, diagrams and equations.
Treatises on arithmetic and algebra
Five undated treatises by Samuel Vince dealing with arithmetical and algebraic problems. The subjects covered are series, ten points on logaritHMS, a method of finding reciprocal numbers, imaginary numbers and roots.
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- ARCHON code (for CUL materials): Royal Greenwich Observatory (GBR/0180) X