'Principia Geometriae' in Latin
MS. Marshall 14
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
'Principia Geometriae' in Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Marshall 14
Summary
'Principia Geometriae' in Latin, with some coloured illustrations, beg. 'Geometria est bene mensurandi scientia', in four parts:
Fol. 1. the elementary definitions, with 35 problems and 14 theorems
Fol. 17. 'Trigonometria'
Fol. 33. 'Geodesia'
Fol. 36. 'Stereometria'
At fol. 41v are five problems in dialling (horologium describere).
(fols. i-iii and 46-53 are blank).
Date
Written in the second half of the 17th century
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
53 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript (25).
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Collection contents
'Principia Geometriae' in Latin
