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Papers of David Gregory
Gregory Papers
Hygroscopium per [illegible] |
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GB 0237 David Gregory Dk.1.2.1 Quarto A [110]
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1697 |
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1 manuscript |
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Scope and Content |
Diagram and English description of a twisted-cord hygrometer. Below is Lucan's epigram about Pompey's failure to preserve the Republic against Caesar's megalomania. The date is 15 September 1697. Attached by glue is a slip of paper showing a short line of algebra. |
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