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Orbita Planetaria Cassiniana ab Auctore missa 1699, 1699

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [116]

Scope and Contents

Jacque Cassini met Gregory in Oxford in March 1699, and gave him this writeup of his father Jean Dominique's famous 1693 planetary orbit. This was the first Gregory had seen of it, and his excited notes append the foot of the document.

Dates

  • Creation: 1699

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: manuscript

Extent

From the Fonds: 0.5 metre

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: manuscript

Processing Information

Kiki's number=269

Processing Information

Duncan Fisher22 August 2002

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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