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Paper, 'A New Generall way to square all curvilined figures and to measure their spaces by certain Reasons or comprehendings of powers, that are equivalent to the infinite dimuneration of all the parts, of which the same are composed, invented and demonstrated' by Dethlevus Cluverus

Reference number: EL/C2/14

Date: November 1691

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Title of paper: 'A new general way to square all curve lined Figures and to measure their squares by certain Reasons or comprehendings of Powers, that are equivalent to the infinite Dinumeration of all the parts, of which the same are composed, invented and demonstrated by Dethleff Cluver'
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Read to the Royal Society on 13 January 1691

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EL/C2/14
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November 1691
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Dethlevus Cluverus

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Detlev Clüver

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Dethlevus Cluverus, Detlev Clüver, Paper, 'A New Generall way to square all curvilined figures and to measure their spaces by certain Reasons or comprehendings of powers, that are equivalent to the infinite dimuneration of all the parts, of which the same are composed, invented and demonstrated' by Dethlevus Cluverus, November 1691, EL/C2/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_14/paper-a-new-generall-way-to-square-all-curvilined-figures-and-to-measure-their-spaces-by-certain-reasons-or-comprehendings-of-powers-that-are-equivalent-to-the-infinite-dimuneration-of-all-the-parts-of-which-the-same-are-composed-invented-and-demonstrated-by-dethlevus-cluverus, accessed on 14 July 2026

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