Two diagrams
Date
17th century
Creator
James Gregorie (1638 - 1675, Scottish) , Mathematician
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
f53 p2
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 199mm
width (page): 155mm
width (page): 155mm
Subject
Description
Diagrams in a tract entitled 'Universae trigonometriae praxis quinque canonibus exhibita' (Practice in general trigonometry using five rules), attributed to James Gregorie, who appears to have based some of his figures and values on Henry Briggs's Trigonometria Brittanica (Gouda, 1633).
Transcription
Number 167 in a square [David Gregory's numbering of his papers]
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
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James Gregorie (1638 - 1675, Scottish) , Mathematician
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