| Description | Manuscript copies [1861-1862] of printed works by Giovanni Camillo Gloriosi in the Royal Society Library: 'Ad Theorema Geometricum. Huic subnectitur solutio hactenus desiderata Prop. 15.lib.2. Arithmeticorum Diophanti Alexandrini, ex unica tantum facta by pos lasi...' (Venetiis, 1613); 'Exercitationum Mathematicarum Decas Secunda. In qua continentur varia et theoremata et problemata, tum ei ad solvendum proposita, tum ab eo inter legendum animadversa' (Neapoli, 1635). With ink diagrams. |
| CustodialHistory | The manuscript formed part of the library of John Thomas Graves (1806-1870), mathematician and Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, whose collection included manuscripts dating from the 15th to the 19th century, relating mainly to mathematics. Formerly Graves 7123. |