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Apollonii de rectarum linearum sectione proportionali..., c1700
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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio B [37]
Scope and Contents
Edward Bernard, Gregory's predecessor in the Savilian Chair of Astronomy, had conceived of an edition of the ancient geometers, beginning with Apollonius, whose "Sectio Rationis" he found in Arabic among the Selden manuscripts at Oxford. He attempted a translation into Latin. This item is the result of that attempt (minus pages 1 and 2), along with a fair copy made by Gregory (see also Item 21) at the request of Henry Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church and collaborator on the project. Bernard...
Dates:
c1700
Quarto A, c1680-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/Quarto A
Scope and Contents
The papers of David Gregory in Quarto A consist of:
107 manuscript papers and an index, relating to: theoretical physics, including optics, especially treatises on refraction and colour, on mechanics, specifically on velocity, gravitation, centrifugal and centripetal force, and the movement of solids through fluid, and an occasional thought on magnetic attraction. Applied physics, considering ships,...
Dates:
c1680-c1708
Some notes about books in the publick Library of Oxon.; Queen M.['s] death; Dr Wallis's eyes; Dr Busby's Algebra, 19 October 1693 - 27 April 1695
Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [20]
Scope and Contents
Note of some Arabic versions of Apollonius' "Sectio Ratione" in the Bodleian Library, that possess Latin glosses by Edward Bernard, Gregory's predecessor in the Savilian Chair of Astronomy, and one other person. Bernard had wished to publish the works of the ancient mathematicians; this manuscript he found defective and abandoned, unable to translate completely. [His partial translation was copied out by Gregory as B37, and used by Sir Edmund Halley to learn enough Arabic to translate the...
Dates:
19 October 1693 - 27 April 1695