Geometrical miscellanea and other papers by John Greaves

Title

Geometrical miscellanea and other papers by John Greaves

Shelfmark

MS. Savile 47

Summary

Geometrical miscellanea and other papers by John Greaves, including letters of:

Fol. 28. Copernicus to Dr Bernard (fol. 28), Greaves to mr. Claud Hardy (fol. 33), John Bainbridge to Willibrord Snell, professor at Leyden (fol. 34)

Fol. 35. Francis Junius, Andrew Moretti (fol. 38), John Hales (fol. 39), John Ridley (fol. 41), and Claud Hardy (fol. 43) to Greaves

Fol. 45. the well-known letter of Greaves written from Constantinople, his letters to Dr Scarborough (fol. 46), Dr Bernard (fol. 46), and a few others, most of which are printed in the Life and Works of John Greaves, ed. Thomas Birch, ii. 434 et sqq.

Fol. 61. Greaves's report to the Privy Council on the reform of the calendar, and his note on 'the Bacon at Dunmowe Priory' (fol. 63)

Fol. 66. an account by Antonius Maria de Rheita (the German astronomer, (d. 1660) of his discovery in 1643 of five new stars

Fol. 69. 'Some directions to be observed in comparing of coins', a short tract on the art of navigation (fol. 75), and further geometrical notes, all by John Greaves

Fol. 87. Latin verses by Greaves on the Swiss republic, and his epitaphs on Andrew Moretti (fol. 88), John Bainbridge (fol. 89), James Ussher (fol. 92), and further geometrical notes

Fol. 99. Italian verses excerpted from Machiavelli's 'capitolo sull'ingratitudine' and beginning 'Era di pace priva e di quiete' and from the same author's 'Decennale Primo' and 'Secondo' (fol. 101) and a summary of his tale 'Belfagor arcidiavolo' (fol. 102v)

Fol. 107. Latin notes apparently by Savile on mathematical propositions in Greek

Fol. 124. a copy of 'Jacobi Falconis quadraturae paralogismus'

Date

Written about 1640-1650

Language

Italian

Latin

English

Multiple languages

Physical extent

156 Leaves

Custodial history

Labelled '47'