Diagrams relating to tides
Date
7 May 1666
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p308
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 307mm
width (page): 192mm
width (page): 192mm
Subject
Description
Diagrams for John Wallis's argument that the tides are caused by the Earth's motion in his letter to Henry Oldenburg dated 7 May 1666.
These figures are pasted in on the page and are written in a hand other than the text surrounding the image.
A copy of these images can be found at LBC/1/364.
These figures are pasted in on the page and are written in a hand other than the text surrounding the image.
A copy of these images can be found at LBC/1/364.
Related fellows
John Wallis (1650, British) , Mathematician
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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