Halley, Sir Edmund, 1656-1742 (astronomer)
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Folio E, c1692-c1708
Series — Box Dk.1.2: Series Coll-33/Quarto A; Series Coll-33/Folio B; Series Coll-33/Folio D; Series Coll-33/Folio E
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio E
Scope and Contents
The constitution of the Folio E papers of David Gregory follows:
The documents' order is random, but the collection has several foci. One is David Gregory the academic's need for books. Numerous shopping lists for titles abroad reflect this, (one of which also includes a requirement for tea), as do inventories of other people's libraries nearer to home. Another focus in the collection is Gregory's public...
Dates:
c1692-c1708
Fragments of print translation of Apollonius by Halley, 1706
Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio E [98]
Scope and Contents
5 unconnected pages from Halley's published translation of Apollonius, dedicated to Henry Aldrich, whose grant had funded the project.
Dates:
1706
Theorema Cyclometricum, not later than 16 April 1708
Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [52]
Scope and Contents
Notes on cone sections, probably all connected to Gregory's joint project with Sir Edmund Halley to publish Apollonius and Serenus, two ancient geometers, following the success of the great Euclid project. Gregory was busy with his work overseeing the Scottish Mint, and he notes peevishly that the Dean of Christ Church is to "put upon" him particular resources in Apollonius.
Dates:
not later than 16 April 1708
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