Diagram regarding the synchronism of vibrations in a cycloid
Date
23 June 1673
Creator
Unknown, Artist
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Manuscript page number
vol6 p188
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Dimensions
height (page): 301mm
width (page): 177mm
width (page): 177mm
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Description
Diagram of William Brouncker's demonstration of the synchronism of vibrations in a cycloid (in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 8, no. 94 (1673), p. 6032, where the author is only identified as 'an author of quality'), which was transmitted to Christian Huygens by Henry Oldenburg in a letter dated 27 June 1673. Brouncker mentions this paper in his letter to Oldenburg of 23 June 1673.
The diagram in Brouncker's original letter is at EL/B1/11/003. The diagram in Oldenburg's letter is at EL/O2/120/004. There is another copy at LBO/6/164.
The diagram in Brouncker's original letter is at EL/B1/11/003. The diagram in Oldenburg's letter is at EL/O2/120/004. There is another copy at LBO/6/164.
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Christiaan Huygens (1629 - 2006, Dutch) , Natural philosopher
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker of Lyons (1620 - 1684, British) , Mathematician
Christiaan Huygens (1629 - 2006, Dutch) , Natural philosopher
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker of Lyons (1620 - 1684, British) , Mathematician
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