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Hygroscopium per [illegible], 1697

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [110]

Scope and Contents

Diagram and English description of a twisted-cord hygrometer. Below is Lucan's epigram about Pompey's failure to preserve the Republic against Caesar's megalomania. The date is 15 September 1697. Attached by glue is a slip of paper showing a short line of algebra.

Dates

  • Creation: 1697

Creator

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: manuscript

Conditions Governing Access

Approval required.

Extent

From the Fonds: 0.5 metre

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: manuscript

Processing Information

Kiki's numbers=145 and 146

Processing Information

Duncan Fisher 07 June 2002

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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