Letter, from John Collins to Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society
Reference number: CLP/24/22
Date: 1666
Description
Refers to Michaelis Angeli Riccii's Book, 'Exercitatio Geometrica [: De Maximis & Minimis]'. Collins speaks highly of Ricci's book, particulary of Ricci's argument for the 'Doctrine of Limits'.
Subject: Mathematics
- Reference number
- CLP/24/22
- Earliest possible date
- 1666
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Collins, Letter, from John Collins to Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society, 1666, CLP/24/22, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_24_22/letter-from-john-collins-to-henry-oldenburg-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 12 May 2026
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Classified papers: volume 24, papers of John Collins, Henry Oldenburg, Robert Hooke, mathematics
17th century Reference number: CLP/24
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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