Notebooks of prof. Rigaud, Written in 1806-1839, chiefly by S. P. Rigaud
Notebooks of, and chiefly written by, prof. S. P. Rigaud on scientific and literary subjects, especially Astronomy, Mathematics, and Natural Science, usually consisting of stitched sections, each dated and signed and containing varying numbers of leaves: every volume has a (later) list of contents. Prof. Rigaud was fond of noting down criticisms as he read through a book, and everything he did was distinguished by neatness and precision.
The chief contents are as follows, the papers and essays to which no name is attached being by Rigaud:
- Fol. 4. 'Tychonis Brahe Stellarum inerrantium ... numero millenarum ... canonica expositio ad annum ... mdc ... accommodata', copied from the MS. signed by Brahe himself in the Bodleian (Arch. Bodl. D. 32), 1833; with a prefatory note
- Fol. 23. 'Sir Isaac Newton, Mrs. Catharine Barton & Lord Halifax', an essay, 1836
- Fol. 36. A paper read before the Oxford Literary and Scientific Institution, April 6, 1836, on mechanics
- Fol. 50. Collations of the Arenarius of Archimedes, in Greek
- Fol. 66. Astronomical papers and tables, original or copied
- Fol. 171. 'On physical causes to which the Mosaic Deluge may be attributed', 1834
- Fol. 200. An essay on Well's Theory of Dew
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1806-1839, chiefly by S. P. Rigaud
Extent
214 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rigaud 36
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 26238
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 3/4 × 12 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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