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Aenigma Florentinum. Dav: Gregorii M.S. in Trans: Philos, 1694

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [67]

Scope and Contents

One of three drafts of a paper to solve the famous problem of drawing in a hemispherical dome four apposing windows, so that, when these were removed, the remaining surface of the dome could be exactly measured.

Dates

  • Creation: 1694

Creator

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: manuscript

Extent

From the Fonds: 0.5 metre

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: manuscript

Processing Information

None.

Processing Information

Duncan Fisher14 August 2002

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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