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Classified papers: volume 2 concerning 'Surveying, Opticks, Perspective, Sculpture, Painting, Music, Acoustics Mechanicks'

Reference number: CLP/2

Date: 1656-1737

Description

Papers on topics including surveying, optics, perspective, sculpture, painting, music, and acoustics. 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. This notes the paper number (1-39).

Reference number
CLP/2
Earliest possible date
1656-1737
Physical description
Volume quarter bound in cream leather with tan cloth boards
Page extent
1 volume containing 39 papers
Format
Manuscript

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Classified papers: volume 2 concerning 'Surveying, Opticks, Perspective, Sculpture, Painting, Music, Acoustics Mechanicks', 1656-1737, CLP/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_2/classified-papers-volume-2-concerning-surveying-opticks-perspective-sculpture-painting-music-acoustics-mechanicks, accessed on 15 September 2024

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