Papers, 1600-1799
File
MS. Eng. c. 7031
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises; (fols. 1-13) Richard Towneley's papers on natural philosophy, with some drawings of apparatus, and geometrical figures, 1660s,
- (fols. 1-3) pages 145-149 of Experimental Philosophy by Henry Power (London, 1664), describing (pp. 147-149) 'Mr Charles Townley his Experiment; from which, he would deduce a Perpetual Motion', 1664
- (fol. 4) 'Miscellannea Probleme To find the iust gravitation or weight of the masse of Air', record of an experiment, 1666
- (fol. 5) 'De impotentia liberi Aeris ad [mercury] sustenta'o in exp[er]im[en]to Torricelli', record of an experiment on air pressure, in Latin, [1660s] (lower left corner missing)
- (fol. 6) record of an experiment on air pressure, using mercury in the manner of Torricelli, [1660s]
- (fol. 7) partial record of 'An exp[eri]m[en]t' on air pressure using Torricellian tubes, [1660s]
- (fol. 8) 'Obiections against the hypotheses of the weight and spring of aire assumed to solve the Torricellian Exp[eri]m[en]ts', with record of a related experiment. Endorsed 'Peripatetices Digbaeo-Albianae Elementa Physica', [c.1660]
- (fol. 9) partial record of an experiment to record the weight and pressure of air, using a mercury filled cylinder with counterweights, [1660s]
- (fols. 10-11) notes 'Concerning the application of force', with record of a related experiment, [1660s]
- (fol. 12) 'Boyle his Pneumaticall Engine improved to the further expanding of Aire', notes and diagram setting out improvements to Boyle's air pump, [1660s]
- (fol. 13) 'Miscellanea. De physica trocklearum efficenia ad sublevenda pondera et a quibus eorum illa coice[?]', notes on using pulleys to lift weights, in Latin, [1660s]
(fols. 14-28) Richard Towneley's mathematical notes, 17th cent.,
- (fols. 14-15) 'Ex Clavio', mathematical notes, in Latin, possibly from Oughtred's Clavis Mathematicae (London, 1631)
- (fols. 16-18) mathematical notes on geometry, in Latin
- (fol. 19) geometrical calculations, with diagram on verso
- (fols. 20-21) note containing simple explanation of fractions
- (fols. 22-25) mathematical rough jottings
- (fols. 26-28) diagrams and notes on the workings of clocks, in English, French and Latin
(fols. 29-49) astronomy papers, mainly of Christopher Towneley, 17th-18th cent.,
- (fols. 29-44) copies of extracts from letters from Mr Crabtree, 1640-4, n.d., relating to astronomy, [c.1661 - see inscription on fol. 33]
- (fol. 45) 'Theoria Cometarum' diagram showing the movement of the comets from 1577-1680, in Latin, [1680?]
- (fol. 46) 'Astronomy' notes on the diameters, rate of travel and relative distances of the sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars, 17th cent.
- (fol. 47) astronomical diagram, 17th cent.
- (fol. 48-9) astronomical calculations, 20 May 1787
Dates
- Creation: 1600-1799
Extent
49 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7031
Repository Details
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