Diagram
Date
c. December 1685
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p11
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 285mm
width (page): 206mm
width (page): 206mm
Subject
Description
Diagram entitled 'The rhombs of ye plain chart' accompanying Robert Hooke's account of Richard Norris's The manner of finding of the true sum of the infinite secants of an arch, by an infinite series (London, 1685), read to the Royal Society on 2 December 1685.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 18 November 1685, 'There being presented some observations of Dr. Wallis upon a book of Mr. Richard Norris concerning his manner of finding the true sum of the infinite secants of an arch of an infinite series, the papers were put into Mr. Hooke's hands to read over, and make a report of them at the next meeting' (Birch, 4:434).
2 December 1685, 'Mr. Hooke read a paper of observations upon Mr. Norris's book, wherein he declared, that he had formerly shewn a way for describing the rhumb-line and some other things relating to navigation: and that he had perused Dr. Wallis's observations upon Mr Norris's book' (Birch, 4:447).
2 December 1685, 'Mr. Hooke read a paper of observations upon Mr. Norris's book, wherein he declared, that he had formerly shewn a way for describing the rhumb-line and some other things relating to navigation: and that he had perused Dr. Wallis's observations upon Mr Norris's book' (Birch, 4:447).
Related fellows
Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703, British) , Natural philosopher
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