Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg
Reference number: EL/S1/51
Date: 01 January 1667
Description
Provides solution of a biquadratic equation containing all terms by means of a parabola and a circle; praises the work of the Royal Society; explains experiment to show how an arc can be geometrically solved
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Read to the Royal Society on 28 November 1667
- Reference number
- EL/S1/51
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1667
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Renatus Franciscus Slusius, Letter, from Renatus Slusius to Henry Oldenburg, 01 January 1667, EL/S1/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_51/letter-from-renatus-slusius-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 03 December 2024
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Henry Oldenburg
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Renatus Franciscus Slusius
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