Diagram
Date
17th century
Creator
John Collins (1625 - 1683, British) , Mathematician, Mathematician
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p4
Material
Dimensions
height (plate): 201mm
width (plate): 157mm
width (plate): 157mm
Subject
Description
Diagram for solving two problems posited in the mathematical writings on the calculation of conic sections by Apollonius of Perga (late 3rd - early 2nd century BC). John Collins used geometrical methods to solve these problems.
Collins also refers to the seventeenth lecture of Dr Isaac Barrow's Dioptricks, i.e. Barrow's Lectiones opticae (1669).
See also a longer explanation by Collins in his letter, which can be found at Cl.P/24/38.
Collins also refers to the seventeenth lecture of Dr Isaac Barrow's Dioptricks, i.e. Barrow's Lectiones opticae (1669).
See also a longer explanation by Collins in his letter, which can be found at Cl.P/24/38.
Transcription
In the 2d Probleme
quote the 8 Prop lib 2 Conicorum Apollon
and let the latter Citation
be 43 Prop Lib 3 Conicorum Apollonii
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
quote the 8 Prop lib 2 Conicorum Apollon
and let the latter Citation
be 43 Prop Lib 3 Conicorum Apollonii
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
John Collins (1625 - 1683, British) , Mathematician, Mathematician
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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