Paper, 'To measure land' by Capt [Silas] Taylor
Reference number: CLP/2/2
Date: 17th century
Description
Silas Taylor (1624-1678) shows how to calculate heights and land measurments and convert them into different measurement units. Taylor was a parliamentary army officer with an antiquarian interest in the history of Herefordshire and music. He was actively involved in the activities of the early Royal Society but was never elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
Includes a table and figure in text.
Subject: Mathematics
- Reference number
- CLP/2/2
- Earliest possible date
- 17th century
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'To measure land' by Capt [Silas] Taylor, 17th century, CLP/2/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_2_2/paper-to-measure-land-by-capt-silas-taylor, accessed on 20 April 2025
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