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Letter

29 Apr 1695: Wallis, John (Dr), 1616-1703 (Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) to Viviani, Vincenzo, 1622-1703

Catalogue: Wallis catalogue
About Wallis catalogue

Dates

29 April 1695

Original Calendar: Julian (start of year: 25 Mar).

(As Marked: Apr. 29. 1695.)

People

Authors

Wallis, John (Dr), 1616-1703
Mathematician and cryptographer; Savilian Professor of Geometry, University of Oxford; F.R.S.

Recipients

Viviani, Vincenzo, 1622-1703
Italian mathematician and scientist

Mentions

Foot, Samuel (mentioned 1695)

Places

Origin

As marked: Oxoniae

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Content

Language

Repositories & Versions

Versions (originals, copies, etc)

Letter
- Repository: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze
  City: Florence
  
  Country: Italy
- Shelfmark: Gal. 257, f. 164r-164v
- Comments: Copy of (missing) letter sent. | Verso blank.
Letter
- Repository: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze
  City: Florence
  
  Country: Italy
- Shelfmark: Gal. 258, fol. 87r
- Comments: Copy of Florence Biblioteca Nazionale Gal. 257, f. 164r-164v in Viviani's hand.

Comments

Comments

The letter apparently did not reach Viviani. Wallis wrote a copy beneath his next letter, i.e. Wallis-Viviani 19.II/[1.III].1695/6.

Edit Record Source of data: Philip Beeley, with editorial assistance from Kim McLean-Fiander, October 2011

Record ID 601299, last changed by Kim McLean-Fiander on 21/06/2012.