Tabula refractionis Neutoniana, 26 June 1701
Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [61(2)]
Scope and Contents
A refraction table supplied by Newton when Gregory, beginning his Astronomiae, asked for the precise index he assigned to each layer of the atmosphere. This table, written down on 26 June 1701, is the same as A61(2) in the Royal Society of London's Gregory MS 23.
Dates
- Creation: 26 June 1701
Creator
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Full Extent
From the Fonds: 0.5 metre
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: Multiple languages
Physical Description
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Physical Description
genreform: manuscript
Processing Information
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Processing Information
Duncan Fisher 24 May 2002
Repository Details
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk