De Heliaco orta Sirii anno ante Christum 2783, a.D. Wills..., 1696

Item

Identifier: GB 0237 David Gregory Dc.1.75 Folio B [8]

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Scope and Contents

This paper, says Gregory himself, is for a Doctor Wills at Oxford, who undertakes to give a solstice long before that adduced by Hyparchus.

Dates

Creation: 1696

Creator

Gregory, David, 1659-1708 (professor of mathematics, University of Edinburgh, and Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford) (Person)

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: manuscript

Extent

From the Fonds: 0.5 metre

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Physical Description

1

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genreform: manuscript

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Duncan Fisher 14 June 2002

Subjects

Astronomy

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Creator

Gregory, David, 1659-1708 (professor of mathematics, University of Edinburgh, and Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford) (Person)

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