Savile's rough notes and draughts for his mathematical lectures at Oxford, Written in and after 1570 by Henry Savile at Oxford
Savile's rough notes and draughts for his mathematical lectures at Oxford beginning on Oct. 10, 1570. It is the 'Proœmium mathematicum' on the mathematical sciences (fol. 2), the history of mathematics (fol. 29), and 'lectiones' numbered 1-33 on geometrical subjects, with a new series for the ninth term at fol. 109.
(fols. 141-72v are blank paper)
Dates
- Creation: Written in and after 1570 by Henry Savile at Oxford
Extent
181 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Savile 29
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. II, no. 6575
Custodial History
Labelled '29'
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/10 × 5 4/5 in.
Repository Details
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