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Translation, 'Some thoughts concerning the measure of the area of spherical triangles' by M [Bernard Forest] de Belidor

Reference number: CLP/1/47

Date: 1726-1728

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An English translation of De Belidor's paper in which he provides his observations of methods used to measure the area of a spherical triangle, which he notes would be useful in geography. The original French version of this paper is found at CLP/1/46.

Subject: Geometry

Read to the Royal Society on 28 March 1728.

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CLP/1/47
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1726-1728
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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Bernard Forest de Belidor

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Bernard Forest de Belidor, Translation, 'Some thoughts concerning the measure of the area of spherical triangles' by M [Bernard Forest] de Belidor, 1726-1728, CLP/1/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_1_47/translation-some-thoughts-concerning-the-measure-of-the-area-of-spherical-triangles-by-m-bernard-forest-de-belidor, accessed on 20 April 2025

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