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Date
14 December 1702
Creator
John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer
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Manuscript page number
p1
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Dimensions
height (page): 307mm
width (page): 196mm
width (page): 196mm
Subject
Description
A figure in a letter from John Flamsteed to Abraham Sharp, dated 14 December 1702, with which Flamsteed poses the question: a point being given on a plane either with or without the convexity of any conical curve, find the longest and shortest line that can be drawn from the given point perpendicular to the said curve.
Abraham Sharp (1653-1742) was Flamsteed's assistant in 1684, and also in 1688-91. From 1694, he ran a family estate at Little Horton, near Bradford (see Correspondence of Flamsteed, ed. by Forbes et al., vol. 3, p. 968).
Abraham Sharp (1653-1742) was Flamsteed's assistant in 1684, and also in 1688-91. From 1694, he ran a family estate at Little Horton, near Bradford (see Correspondence of Flamsteed, ed. by Forbes et al., vol. 3, p. 968).
Object history
MS/798 is a collection of letters by John Flamsteed and his wife, and by Mr Crosthwait, to Abraham Sharp between the years 1702 and 1730.
Related fellows
John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719, British) , Astronomer
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