Methods of tangents
Date
15 February 1672
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p4
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 302mm
width (page): 188mm
width (page): 188mm
Description
These small sketches appear on the back of a paper by John Wallis on the method for calculating tangents. These appear to be unrelated, however Wallis often made small figures similar to the central circles when calculating sums.
Transcription
Epitome vinae methodi tangentium Doctoris Johannis Wallisii
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
John Wallis (1616 - 1703, British) , Mathematician
Associated place