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- 1748 (Creation)
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1 volume containing 86 leaves
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GB 0096 MS 418 1748 Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 86 leaves Knight , Thomas , fl 1748 , student of geometry
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Bought from Lowe Bros., Birmingham, in 1954.
Manuscript exercise book of elementary geometry, [1748]. On the first leaf is written "Thomas Knight. February 18, 1748".
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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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Manuscript quarto. Bound in vellum.
Collection level description.
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jul 2001 Geometry Knight , Thomas , fl 1748 , student of geometry Mathematics
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Bought from Lowe Bros., Birmingham, in 1954.
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Manuscript exercise book of elementary geometry, [1748]. On the first leaf is written "Thomas Knight. February 18, 1748".
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Single item.
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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English