Mathematical notes and treatises by T. Lydyat, written in about 1630-1641, chiefly by T. Lydyat
File
MS. Bodl. 663
Held at the Weston Library
Mathematical notes and treatises by T. Lydyat:
- (fol. 1) 'Tangentium et Secantium Semicircularium Lydyateae inuentionis Proportiones', consisting of Definitions and 84 Theorems;
- (fol. 27) 'Trigonometria per integras Subtensas iisque accommodatas Semicirculares Tangentes et Secantes', with similar papers and calculations, in confused order and perhaps imperfect.
Dates
- Creation: written in about 1630-1641, chiefly by T. Lydyat
Extent
149 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 663
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. 27563.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 3/8 × 6 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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