Mathematica Graeca et Latina
MS. Savile 9
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Mathematica Graeca et Latina
Shelfmark
MS. Savile 9
Summary
Mathematica Graeca et Latina:
Fol. 1. 'Ptolemaeus de analemmate' and 'De angulis et peripheriis subtensis ex doctrina Ptolemaei': these are only Latin notes, including some on sun-dials, cf. fol. 245v.
Fol. 10. 'Additiones ad sphaerica Theodosii, quae in Maurolycia traditione reperiuntur', in Latin.
Fol. 12. 'Sphaerica Menelai quam plurimis turn nouis [?] turn argutis à Maurolyco adaucta (vt ipse ait) propositionibus': including (fol. 16) 'Supplementum Thebitij Bencorat in sphaericum sectorem Ptolemaei' and (fol. 19v) 'Demonstrationes in quaedam theoremata Menelai': in Latin.
Fol. 25. 'Ex Sphaericis Maurolyci', in Latin.
Fol. 31. 'Euclidis Data, Δεδομένα', in Greek, with Latin notes and some 'Investigationes'.
Fol. 41. 'Pappi Alexandrini Ʃυναγωγή μαθηματɩκή', in Greek, wanting the first book and the beginning of the second: beg. 'γάρ αυ'τούς ε'λάσσόνας με'ν είναι έκατοντάδας' in the 16th chapter. The 3rd book begins at fol. 49, the 4th (part?) at 227, 5th at 138, 6th at 180, 7th at 81, and 8th at 214v, with a supplement at fol. 227.
Date
Written in the 1st half of the 17th century
Language
Multiple languages
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
248 Leaves
Custodial history
Bequeathed by Dr Peter Turner, who died in Jan. 1650/51: probably claimed for the Savilian library in 1655.
Labelled '9'
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Mathematica Graeca et Latina
