Concerning a book 'Flores geometrici' by Guido Grandi, Abbot of the Camaldolese
Reference number: RBO/11/117
Date: 1723
Description
Grandi defines the 'clelie' curve - lays down 12 mathematical propositions about flower-like figures
Engraving of figures attached
Read to the Royal Society on 17 and 24 October 1723
- Reference number
- RBO/11/117
- Earliest possible date
- 1723
- Page extent
- 18 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Concerning a book 'Flores geometrici' by Guido Grandi, Abbot of the Camaldolese, 1723, RBO/11/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_117/concerning-a-book-flores-geometrici-by-guido-grandi-abbot-of-the-camaldolese, accessed on 19 January 2026
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 11, copies of papers communicated 1720-1724
1720-1724 Reference number: RBO/11
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