| Manuscripts/MS Add.9597/17 contains: |
| 1 |
Cursus Mathematicus |
| 2 |
Mathematical Papers of William Jones |
| 3 |
De sectione angulari ex Wallisio |
| 4 |
Mathematical Tracts By William Jones Esq. F.R.S. |
| 5 |
Series |
| 6 |
Miscellaneous Mathematical Notes by William Jones |
| 7 |
Notes on Trigonometry |
| 8 |
Elementa Matheseos |
| 9 |
No. 3 |
| 10 |
No.4 |
| 11 |
No.5 |
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The Macclesfield Collection
| Title |
Mathematical Papers of William Jones |
| Reference |
MS Add.9597/17/2 (former reference: 21.8) |
| Creator |
Jones, William, 1675-1749, mathematician |
| Covering Dates |
1698–1703 |
| Extent and Medium |
ff.159 [folio]; paper |
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| Content and context |
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Note on front pastedown: "This volume contains the Mathematical Papers etc. collected by William Jones upon his reading of Aguilonius, Deschales, Wallis, Newton, Halley and others, between the years 1698 and 1703."
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| Index Terms |
| Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727) Knight, natural philosopher and mathematician |
| Jones, William (1675-1749) mathematician |
| Wallis, John (1616-1703) mathematician and cryptographer |
| Halley, Edmond (1656-1742) astronomer |
| Deschales, Claude Francois Milliet (1621-1678) Jesuit and mathematician |
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