Canon Slusz de tangentiibus Curv: ..., 1680-1681
Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [72]
Scope and Contents
Extract of a letter, written in an unknown hand, from René François de Sluse to the publisher of the Philosophical Transactions, concerning his general algorithm on Fermat's application of his own method of maxima and minima to tangents. De Sluse's article appeared in January 1673.
Dates
- Creation: 1680-1681
Creator
- From the Series: Gregory, David, 1659-1708 (professor of mathematics, University of Edinburgh, and Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford) (Person)
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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 28 May 2002
Repository Details
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