Adnotata ... ex Newtone, May 1694
Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [43]
Scope and Contents
Notes of some of the consultations with Newton in Cambridge from the 4th to the 8th of May, 1694. The topics of those talks included astronomy, mechanics, physics and mathematics. The mathematical topics included conic radii, conjugates of curves, the polar coordinates of an orbit, and the form of the solid of least resistance.
Dates
- Creation: May 1694
Creator
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 Fisher13 August 2002
Subject
Topical
Repository Details
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