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Notes on mathematics and optics, 1750 - 1810

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/207

Scope and Contents

Rough notes on mathematical, optical and astronomical problems, largely in the period 1777-1783, including a table of errors for an eye-glass. There are a number of poems and epigrams penned by Maskelyne whilst at Cambridge during 1750-1757, written in English and Latin, with versions of the 18th, 23rd, 29th and 84th Psalms and a translation of Sophocles. There is also a bill for food from H. Storey, 1810, and an etching. Some pages of manuscript have been cut from the volume.

Dates

  • Creation: 1750 - 1810

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Latin

Finding aid date

2005-11-07 11:37:55+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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