Diagram
Date
24 September 1670
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
vol4 p104
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 301mm
width (page): 175mm
width (page): 175mm
Subject
Description
A figure in a letter from Henry Oldenburg to Renatus Franciscus Slusius dated 20 September 1670. The diagram is part of Pierre Hérigone's solution to finding the rational co-ordinates of an equilateral hyperbola, as given in his Cursus mathematicus (Paris, 1634-37).
This figure is copied from LBO/4/076, which is copied from EL/O2/33/003.
This figure is copied from LBO/4/076, which is copied from EL/O2/33/003.
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Renatus Franciscus Slusius (1622 - 1685, Belgian) , Mathematician
Renatus Franciscus Slusius (1622 - 1685, Belgian) , Mathematician
Associated place