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Catalogue of the Mathematical Works of the Learned Mr. Thomas Baker, c1683

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [11]
Scope and Contents 7 page printed catalogue of the mathematical works of Thomas Baker. According to David Gregory's own index this was "Printed by Mr Collins". John Collins was a well known register of scientific accomplishments and zealous correspondent with Gregory and his uncle James Gregory (the source of David's core maths collection). This catalogue was printed, with a proposal for producing all of Baker's works in full, under the aegis of the Royal Society, whose council approved the measure and agreed...
Dates: c1683
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

Catalogus Librorum Novorum Mathem: in Gallijs 1693, c1693

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [29]
Scope and Contents List of partial titles in applied mathematics, mostly, in a hand other than David Gregory's-and one of them in Greek, not a language in which he was comfortable. 1693 was the year he made his last trip to the continent, visiting Flanders as new Savilian Professor. These varied titles consider things like the statics of exploding gunpowder and draining water, dioptrics, micromeasurement, catapults, and astrophysics. This bibliography may be part of a larger one, judging by "par le meme" in...
Dates: c1693
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

Chartae 4. fol: de Nostra 2da Quadrandi Methodo, 1686

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [206]
Scope and Contents

A tranche of workpapers in which Gregory continues to labour on adapting Newton's method of quadrature. He continues to have trouble adapting the basic series, an indefinite integral, to the definite integral defined between O and x.

One paper among these was probably intended for the Astronomiae, showing a body moving in an ellipse.

Dates: 1686
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

Commentarius in D.G. Quadrature: in D.P. Probl: de inventoribus, June 1692

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [198]
Scope and Contents

Gregory's further commentary on the problem laid out for him (and John Young) in 1688.

Dates: June 1692
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

Compiled notes on mathematics and statistics, c1930s

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/3/2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:
  1. Lecture manuscripts, c1910s-1954;
  2. Unpublished volume, c1930;
  3. Notes taken by Thomson, c1930s-1951;
  4. Bibliographies compiled by Thomson, 1897-1954.
Dates: c1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Notes taken by Thomson regarding various publications and subjects including education, statistics, and mathematics

Conamen ad quadrandum trinomium, c1688

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [213]
Scope and Contents

A quadrature effort for trinomials.

Dates: c1688
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

Contactus & Tetragonismus, 29 January 1704

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [174(2)]
Scope and Contents

A planning document for a general textbook on the calculus.

Dates: 29 January 1704
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

Contenta in supplemento Analytico N. Hanbury Cantabrigiensis, 1691

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [173]
Scope and Contents

Gregory's reading notes in algebra.

Dates: 1691
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

Correctio numerorum...Algebrae D. Wallisii, 17 July 1697

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [90]
Scope and Contents

Correctgions for chapter 109, page 470, in a forthcoming edition of Wallis's Algebra, which was meant to contain material of Gregory's.

Dates: 17 July 1697
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

Correspondence between E. Cunningham and Edward Appleton, c. 1927

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Identifier: Coll-37/C.217
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between E. Cunningham and Edward Appleton. The material consists of letters on mathematical aspects of Appleton's work, and especially on the positive and negative signs. Also included is the last page of a letter from Appleton on the problem and asking for assistance. Only some of the letters are dated May 1927.

Dates: c. 1927
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Research topics / Magneto-Ionic Theory / Correspondence and data

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