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Travel notes made by John Greaves, Four manuscripts written by John Greaves, 1637-1639, in Italy, Turkey, and Egypt

Travel notes made by John Greaves (or Graves) the mathematician (d. 1652) in Italy, Turkey, and Egypt, in four volumes: 1. Jottings made in 1637-9 in Richard Allestree's printed almanack for 1637, including notes on weights and measures, inscriptions, and scientific experiments at Florence, Rome, and Siena, 30 leaves, 5 1/2 × 4 in. 2. Memoranda and church notes at Constantinople, without arrangement, 28 leaves, 6 1/2 × 4 1/10 in. 3. An astronomical journal…
Collection: Savile Manuscripts
Shelfmark: MS. Savile 49
Extents: 4 items
Dates: Four manuscripts written by John Greaves, 1637-1639, in Italy, Turkey, and Egypt