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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Classified papers: volume 1 concerning 'Arithmetick, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry'

Reference number: CLP/1

Date: 1669-1731

Description

Papers on mathematical topics. These works were either sent to the Royal Society, usually by their authors or by intermediaries, for reading at ordinary meetings of the Royal Society. Material might be commissioned by the Royal Society, or collected by other means.

The volume has a manuscript listing bound into the front of the book, by Arthur Hugh Church. This notes the paper number (1-49), author, title/subject, with some details of pagination, if published in Philosophical Transactions and illustrative content. There is an additional inserted loose sheet with a draft list of contents (listed 1-55).

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CLP/1
Earliest possible date
1669-1731
Physical description
Quarter bound in cream leather with tan cloth boards
Page extent
1 volume containing 49 papers
Format
Manuscript

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Classified papers: volume 1 concerning 'Arithmetick, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry', 1669-1731, CLP/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_1/classified-papers-volume-1-concerning-arithmetick-algebra-geometry-trigonometry, accessed on 15 October 2024

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  • Classified Papers

    Dates: 1592-1741

    The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.

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