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
Conditions Governing Access
Approval required.
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 0.5 metre
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: Multiple languages
Physical Description
1
Physical Description
genreform: manuscript
Processing Information
Kiki's numbers=145 and 146
Processing Information
Duncan Fisher 07 June 2002
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk