Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.15153

    Diagrams

    Date
    17th century
    Creator
    Unknown, Artist
    Object type
    Archive reference number
    Manuscript page number
    p3
    Material
    Dimensions
    height (page): 228mm
    width (page): 165mm
    Subject
    Description
    Diagrams in 'Cassette Extraordinaire et admirable Pour Les Mathematiques' for Robert Moray.

    Text is about a 'cassette' that could be used in the solving of geometrical problems in the measurement of long distances, drawing of maps and topographies, the drawing of sun dials (gnomons), and perspective.
    Transcription
    Usage de la cassette pour la geometrie donné par les problemes suivans, qui tirent le fondemens de la 4me proposition, du 6. des elements ainsi enoncée.
    Transcribed by the Making Visible project
    Related fellows
    Robert Moray (1608 - 1673, British) , Natural philosopher
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