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Note, regarding tables of logarithmic sines and cosines by William Gardiner

Reference number: CLP/1/41

Date: 1735

Description

Note describing tables of logarithmic sines, tangents, and cotangents which are not present in the manuscript. The tables were computed by William Gardiner, land surveyor.

Subject: Mathematics

Read to the Royal Society on 12 February 1735.

Reference number
CLP/1/41
Earliest possible date
1735
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Note, regarding tables of logarithmic sines and cosines by William Gardiner, 1735, CLP/1/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_1_41/note-regarding-tables-of-logarithmic-sines-and-cosines-by-william-gardiner, accessed on 17 July 2026

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