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Date
17th century
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p2
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 199mm
width (page): 147mm
width (page): 147mm
Subject
Description
A figure by Silas Taylor (1624-1678) showing how to calculate heights. Taylor was a parliamentary army officer with an antiquarian interest in the history of Herefordshire and music. He was actively involved in the activities of the early Royal Society but was never elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
Transcription
For measuring triangles, altho irregular as this, observe to measure the flat longest sides, as this from e. to c. wile suppose to make 65.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
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