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040-002109877
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032-002109547
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PELL PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 479). The chief contents are:- (a) Animadversions of John Wallis, Savilian Professor of Geometry, on Thomas Hobbes's De Principiis et Ratiocinatione Geometrarum, 1666, in form of a letter; circa 1666. Autograph. Imperfect. ff. 30-31b;- (b) Treatise on faith and works, the sabbath, the mass, etc. Latin. Imperfect. ff. 34-50b;- (c) 'Algebraicum Alphabeta'. f. 67;- (d) 'Chronologium Sacrum'. ff. 71-75;- (e) 'Praelectio 4ta, An Anima Rationalis sit Immortalis ?'. ff. 85-86b;- (f) Tabula numerorum quadratorum decies millium by John Pell, 1672. Printed. ff. 89-98b;- (g) 'An Inventorie of the Papers of Mr [Walter] Warner' by John Collins, 1667. f. 106;-

(h) Catalogue of scientific books printed from 1492 to 1657. Imperfect. ff. 111b-113b;- (i) 'Ad architecturam nauticam Problema'. ff. 115- 116b;- (j) Philosophical discourse, 'Of states, alterations, causes'. Imperfect. ff. 129-130, 132-175b, 177-271b, 382-391;- (k) Problems on numerical ratios, etc., in Warner's hand. ff. 272-343;- (l)'Rationis et proportionis definitiones quas Simon Stevinius opusculo suo (Problematum Geometricorum libri 5) ... praefixit'. ff. 345-349;- (m) 'De generatione aequationum canonicarum Tho. Harioti' (i.e. Thomas Harriot, d. 1621). Cf. Add. MS. 6783, f. 180. f. 392;- (n) Treatise on matter. Imperfect. ff. 396-403b;- (o) Prospectus of Moses Pitt's English Atlas; circa 1679. Printed. f. 405;- (p) Notes on De Lucis natura et proprietate, by Isaac Vossius, Amsterdam, 1662, in Pell's autograph. f. 420;- (q) Notes on the measurements of Solomon's sea described in I Kings vii. 23, 2 Chron. iv. 2, with letter on the subject from Johann Heinrich Rahn to John Pell; Zurich, 9 Mar. 1657. English and Latin. ff. 446, 452, 455, 458.

includes:

  • f. 26 Calendars: Description of a Chinese almanac: aft. 1671.
  • f.26 Chinese Language: Description of a Chinese almanac: aft. 1671.
  • ff. 30-31b John Wallis, DD, FRS; mathematician: Animadversions by, on T. Hobbes's 'De Principiis et Ratiocinatione Geometrarum': circ. 1666.: Autogr. Imperf.
  • ff.30-31b Thomas Hobbes, philosopher: Animadversions by J. Wallis on the geometrical works by: circ. 1666.
  • ff. 34-50b Liturgies LATIN: Notes on the Mass, etc.: 17th cent.: Lat.: Imperf.
  • ff. 85-86b Theology: Treatise on the immortality of the soul: 17th cent.: Lat.
  • ff. 89-98b John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'Tabula numerorum quadratorum decies millium': 1672.: Printed.
  • f. 106 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: List of W. Warner's mathematical papers: 1667.
  • f. 106 Walter Warner, d 1643 mathematician: List of his mathematical papers: 1667.
  • ff. 345-349 Simon Stevin, Flemish mathematician: Extract from his 'Problematum Geometricorum' (1583),: 17th cent.
  • f. 392 Thomas Harriot, mathematician and astronomer: 'De generatione aequationum canonicarum': 17th cent.: Extr.
  • f. 404 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian scientist: Notes on his 'De vi percussionis' (1667): 17th cent.
  • f. 405 Moses Pitt, bookseller and publisher, of London: Prospectus of his English Atlas: circ. 1679.: Printed.
  • f. 406 Edmund Wingate, mathematician: 'Tabula proportionis Numerica': 1653.: Printed.
  • f. 420 Isaac Vossius, scholar and bibliophile: Notes on his 'De lucis natura et proprietate' (1662): 17th cent.
  • ff. 446, 452, 455, 458 Bible. Commentaries: Notes on the measurements of Solomon's sea: 17th cent.
  • f. 455 Johann Heinrich Rahn, the elder; Swiss mathematician: Letters to J. Pell: 1654-1675.: Lat.

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Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4394-4396 : PELL PAPERS (2nd Series) Mathematical and philosophical collections of Dr. John Pell, mathematician (d. 1685) chiefly in the hand…

 

Add MS 4394 : PELL PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 479). The chief contents are:- (a) Animadversions of John Wallis, Savilian Professor of Geometry, on…
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Start Date:
1657
End Date:
1684
Date Range:
1657-1684
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Names:
Borelli, Giovanni Alfonso, Italian scientist
Collins, John, FRS; mathematician, d 1683
Harriot, Thomas, mathematician and astronomer
Hobbes, Thomas, philosopher, 1588-1679,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121347861
Pell, John, mathematician and diplomatist, 1611-1685
Pitt, Moses, bookseller and publisher, of London
Rahn, Johann Heinrich, the elder; Swiss mathematician
Stevin, Simon, Flemish mathematician
Vossius, Isaac, scholar and bibliophile
Wallis, John, DD, FRS; mathematician
Warner, Walter, mathematician, d 1643
Wingate, Edmund, mathematician