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Comparative observations of the swinging of pendulums, Written in the first half of the 18th century

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MS. Bradley 37
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Comparative observations of the swinging of pendulums:

  1. At Jamaica (1732, observed by Colin Campbell and Joseph Harris)
  2. At Wanstead (1719)
  3. At Greenwich (1743-4)

Together with drafts of Bradley's paper on the subject before the Royal Society in about 1733.

Dates

  • Creation: Written in the first half of the 18th century

Extent

112 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Bradley 37

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. III, no. 16442

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

13 1/2 × 9 1/4 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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