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Papers on astronomy, physics and mathematics, 1754

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/298

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous astronomical, physical and mathematical topics, including sections on the following:

1. Primary planets (23 remarks); comet tails (4 points); James Bradley's parallax: tides; centripetal forces (misbound); lunar apsides and inequalities; projectiles in a parabola (19 observations); centripetal forces (16 rules); cycloid (16 statements); capillary tubes, written in Latin; infinites (9 characteristics); propositions from Newton's 'Principia'; primary rainbows; velocity as space when time is given; and globes and cylinders (6 features).

2. The properties of matter; (Newton's) three laws of motion; the composition of forces; gravity; planets' revolutions; the rings of Saturn; winds; and properties of pulses of sound. On page 10 is a diagram of 'A fire engine that spouts continually'.

3. Roger Cotes' experiments in hydrostatics, 2 April 1754, with tables of specific gravities of various materials and sketches of the apparatus used.

4. Telescopical discoveries in the Sun and planets, 1656-1715, with sketches of the Sun and Saturn.

5. Explanation of the figures in James Drake's 'Anatomy'.









Dates

  • 1754

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 envelope(s) (1 envelope)

Language of Materials

English

Latin

Former / Other Reference

A2/421Q

Finding aid date

2005-11-07 15:12:13+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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