Mathematical diagrams
Date
1671
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
The Royal Society, Publisher
Object type
Article identifier
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 150mm
width (page): 213mm
width (page): 213mm
Subject
Description
6 geometric diagrams from John Collins’ solution to the problem posed by Richard Toweley of measuring the distance of three objects from one position.
Illustrations to ‘Solution to a chrorographical problem posed by Richard Townley’ in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 6, Issue 69 (31 December 1671). Original illustration was first shown at a meeting of the Royal Society on 20 January 1670, recorded in Register Book Original RBO/4/26, and copied into Register Book Copy RBC/3/171.
John Collins (1625-1683), British mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1677, and; Richard Towneley (1629-1707), British mathematician and astronomer, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Illustrations to ‘Solution to a chrorographical problem posed by Richard Townley’ in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 6, Issue 69 (31 December 1671). Original illustration was first shown at a meeting of the Royal Society on 20 January 1670, recorded in Register Book Original RBO/4/26, and copied into Register Book Copy RBC/3/171.
John Collins (1625-1683), British mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1677, and; Richard Towneley (1629-1707), British mathematician and astronomer, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Related fellows
John Collins (1625 - 1683, British) , Mathematician, Mathematician
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