Diagrams
Date
17th century
Creator
James Gregorie (1638 - 1675, Scottish) , Mathematician
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
f54 p2
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 161mm
width (page): 106mm
width (page): 106mm
Subject
Description
Diagram 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).
Related fellows
David Gregory (1659 - 1708, British) , Astronomer, Astronomer
Associated place