Paper, 'A summary account given by Dr John Wallis of the general laws of motion' by John Wallis

Reference number: CLP/3i/42

Date: 15 November 1668

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Wallis' paper was originally written in a letter to the publisher of Philosophical Transactions. In it, he discusses the laws of motion following on from Christopher Wren's theory of the laws of motion, published in December 1667.

Subject: Mathematics / Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A summary account given by Dr. John Wallis, of the general laws of motion, by way of letter written by him to the Publisher, and communicated to the R. Society, Novemb. 26. 1668.'.

Read to the Royal Society on 26 November 1668.

Reference number: CLP/3i/42
Earliest possible date: 15 November 1668
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript

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John Wallis, Paper, 'A summary account given by Dr John Wallis of the general laws of motion' by John Wallis, 15 November 1668, CLP/3i/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3i_42/paper-a-summary-account-given-by-dr-john-wallis-of-the-general-laws-of-motion-by-john-wallis, accessed on 03 December 2024

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A summary account given by Dr. John Wallis, of the general laws of motion, by way of letter written by him to the Publisher, and communicated to the R. Society, Novemb. 26. 1668. Dr Christopher Wrens theory concerning the same subject; imparted to the Royal Society Decemb. 17 last, though entertain'd by the author divers years ago, and verified by many experiments, made by himself and that other excellent mathematician M. Rook before the said Society, as is attested by many worthy members of that illus External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1668

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1668.0064

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Classified papers of the Royal Society
1660-1741 Reference number: CLP
Classified papers: volume 3i concerning 'Mechanicks, Trades, Engineering, Navigation'
Reference number: CLP/3i

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