Theory of tides
Date
25 April 1666
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p133
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 363mm
width (page): 233mm
width (page): 233mm
Subject
Description
A set of figures in John Wallis's theory of tides, registered by the Royal Society.
The original paper (EL/W1/18) was read at the meeting of the Society on 16 May 1666 and ordered to be registered. It was published in in Philosophical Transactions vol. 1, no. 16 (August 1666).
The original paper (EL/W1/18) was read at the meeting of the Society on 16 May 1666 and ordered to be registered. It was published in in Philosophical Transactions vol. 1, no. 16 (August 1666).
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 16 May 1666, ‘Dr. Wallis’s discourse concerning the ebbing and flowing of the sea was read, and generally approved of, and thought fit not only to be register’d but also upon the private perusal and examination of the president to be printed’ (Birch 2:89).
John Wallis (communicated by Robert Boyle), 'An essay, exhibiting his hypothesis about the flux and reflux of the sea...', Phil. Trans. vol. 1, no. 16 (August 1666); and idem, 'appendix, being an answer to some objections', pp. 281-89.
John Wallis (communicated by Robert Boyle), 'An essay, exhibiting his hypothesis about the flux and reflux of the sea...', Phil. Trans. vol. 1, no. 16 (August 1666); and idem, 'appendix, being an answer to some objections', pp. 281-89.
Related fellows
Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691, British) , Natural philosopher
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