Cycloid
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                                4 March 1672
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
                                Creator
                            
                            
                                Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
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                                Manuscript page number
                            
                            
                                p3
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
                                Material
                            
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
                                Dimensions
                            
                            
                                height (page): 311mm
width (page): 199mm
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            width (page): 199mm
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                                Description
                            
                            
                                Diagram in a letter from Henry Oldenburg dated 4 March 1672 at London to Renatus Franciscus Slusius. The diagram relates to Isaac Barrow's discussion of cycloids. John Collins drafted the letter (Cl.P/24/20/001).
There is a copy of this diagram at LBO/5/179.
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            There is a copy of this diagram at LBO/5/179.
                                Related fellows
                            
                            
                                Renatus Franciscus Slusius (1622 - 1685, Belgian) , Mathematician
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
John Collins (1625 - 1683, British) , Mathematician, Mathematician
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
John Collins (1625 - 1683, British) , Mathematician, Mathematician
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