Notebooks of prof. Rigaud: Similar papers, mathematical, mechanical, astronomical and theological, 1818-1819
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MS. Rigaud 44
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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:
The chief contents are as follows, the papers and essays to which no name is attached being by Rigaud:
- Of the last class are 'Outline of scheme of Christianity', 1819 (fol. 387)
- A dissertation on Пίσπς and its derivatives in the Gospels, 1819 (fol. 391)
- At fol. 381 are notes of meetings of the Board of Longitude, Feb. 4-June 3, 1819
Dates
- 1818-1819
Extent
494 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rigaud 44
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. 26245
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 1/4 × 6 1/8 in.
Repository Details
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