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Mathematics

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The proportions of weight of several bodys compared together..., 1694

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [76]
Scope and Contents

Notes from a conversation with Fatio.

Dates: 1694
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

The School of Epistemics, 1968-1975

 Sub-Series
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/M1/1/1
Scope and Contents
  1. minutes, agendas and correspondence of the steering committee (1973-1975)
  2. records relating to the Interdisciplinary Theoretical Science Group (1970)
  3. records relating to the Mathematics Unit (1968-1971)
Dates: 1968-1975
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Molecular Biology / Faculty of Science

Theorema Cyclometricum pro D. Aldrich..., 1695

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [105]
Scope and Contents

A theorem on the semi-circle for Henry Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church.

Dates: 1695
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

Torricellii Prop: 8 de Motu Projectorum, 1684-1688

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [46]
Scope and Contents

A study probably relating to part 4 of Gregory's mechanics lectures in Edinburgh. It discusses the theories of Evangelista Torricelli, famous for his " De motu gravium naturaliter descendentium et projectorum, (1644).

Dates: 1684-1688
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

Tractata cum Hugenio - Hage Com. Maio 1693 (from index), 16 May 1693-18 May 1693

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [8]
Scope and Contents Conversation notes pertaining to a meeting with Christiaan Huygens in the Netherlands. Entry for 16 May 1693, following a jotted chapter citation (see note) and a squib about the glass used in microscopes, is an agenda for the discussion topics, which are to include foliate curves, Huygens' dioptrics (laws of refraction), compound 'astroscopes', gravitational theory of (his Oxford colleague from Switzerland,) Fatio de Duillier, a celestial-motion machine, a new pendulum for Huygens'...
Dates: 16 May 1693-18 May 1693
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

Tractata et Dicta Huddenis Amsterodami, Maio 1693, 27 May 1693

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [9]
Scope and Contents

Minute account of a day-long meeting with Jan Hudde in Amsterdam, covering things algebraic. Allusions to Gerardus Mercator's vindication about hyperbolics, and to foliate curves in general.

Dates: 27 May 1693
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

Trigonometriae 5 Canones, et de Tabl: Logarithm:, before 1675

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [186]
Scope and Contents

Trigonometric rules and series, generally derived by a Taylor expansion.

Dates: before 1675
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C

Trigonometriae Quinque Canones, s.d.

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [102]
Scope and Contents

Five trigonometric canons by James Gregorie, David's uncle, written down by David Gregorie, David's father.

Dates: s.d.
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

Tschirnausii methodus tangentium Act: Lips. 1682, s.d.

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Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [68]
Scope and Contents

A note from the Acta, in a hand other (save for the title) than Gregory's.

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

Tschirnhausii methodus cujus ope infinita solida..., c1690

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio C [30]
Scope and Contents

Tschirnhaus on circular solids.

Dates: c1690
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio C