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Add MS 57488
- Record Id:
- 032-001999473
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001999473
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x0002df
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- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 57488
- Title:
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NICHOLAS SAUNDERSON: 'A Course of Mathematical Lectures on Natural Philosophy read in the University of Cambridge. By Nicholas Saunderson, LL.D., Lucasian Professor of The Mathematics and F.R.S.'; circa 1790. Possibly in the hand of Hannibal Evans Lloyd. Saunderson (b.1682, d.1739) began lecturing at Cambridge University in 1707, and this manuscript covers his principal subject areas, divided into seven sections: (f. 10) mechanics; (f. 50) hydrostatics; (f. 72) pneumatics; (f. 84) tides; (f. 94) sounds; (f. 103) optics, and (f. 149) astronomy. There is (ff. 5-8v) a full contents list preceeding the lectures themselves, which are fully illustrated with numerous pen and wash diagrams. See also Add. 38730, Eg. 834, and King's 268. For Saunderson's published work, see The Elements of Algebra (Cambridge, 1740) and The Method of Fluxions applied to a Select Number of Useful Problems . . . (1751). Ownership inscription (f. 1) of Hannibal Evans Lloyd, philologist (b.1771, d.1847), apparently dated 1790 and in the same hand as the manuscript. Later biographical note on Saunderson (f. 1) added in pencil. Transferred from the Department of Printed Books (Patent Office Library), Jan. 1972.
Paper; ff. 200. Original foliation relating to list of contents: 1-181. 290 x 232mm.
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Astronomy: Mathematics: Mechanics: University of Cambridge: Nicholas Saunderson, LLD; Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge: Hannibal Evans Lloyd, philologist: Natural Philosophy: Lectures on Natural Philosophy read at Cambridge University by Nicholas Saunderson, copied by Hannibal Evans Lloyd: circa 1790.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001999473
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001999473
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1785
- End Date:
- 1795
- Date Range:
- c 1790
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Lloyd, Hannibal Evans, philologist, 1771-1847
Saunderson, Nicholas, mathematician, d 1739
University of Cambridge, 1209-