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Mathematical papers of John Machin, c 1719

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/204-206

Scope and Contents

Including an English version of parts of "Inventio Curvae Quam Corpus Descendens Brevissimo Tempore Describeret; Urgente Vi Centripeta ad Datum Punctum Tendente, Quae Crescat Vel Decrescat Juxta Quamvis Potentiam Distantiae a Centro; dato Nempe Imo Curvae Puncto & Altitudine in Principio Casus. Per Joh. Machin, Aftron. Profess. Gresh. & Reg. Soc. Secret," which appeared in Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 30. (1717 - 1719), pp. 860-862.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1719

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1

Extent

5 folio(s) (ff.5 [mixed] paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

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