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List of authorities cited in "Lo specchio ustorio" by Bonaventura Cavalieri
Catalogue reference: HS/E/5
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- HS/E/5
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Title (The name of the record)
- List of authorities cited in "Lo specchio ustorio" by Bonaventura Cavalieri
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Date (When the record was created)
- n.d. [17th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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This little note written by Robert Payne is a list of authors in Cavalieri's text "Lo specchio ustorio" published in Bologna in 1632. There is script on one side only and the heading reads: "Authores citati a Bonaventura Cavalieri in Specchio Ustorio". The author names are followed by page references to the work in question.
This is another item that provides insight into what Payne was reading and how it may have affected his own work.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Robert Payne (1596–1651)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 sheet
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 152(h) x 78(w) mm
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- This item probably came into Hobbes's possession along with other papers belonging to Payne (in HS/C series), after his death in 1651.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Single leaf of paper with cut and deckle edges.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
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- CELM ref: HbT 38.
- Formerly cited in IELM, II.i (1987) as HbT 64.
- This item is described on p. 20 of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts Report on the MSS and papers of Thomas Hobbes (1977) .
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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First published in 1632, "Lo Specchio..." is an important work on conic sections - hyperbolas, ellipses and parabolas - and their 'marvellous effects', among which is the celebrated mirror of Archimedes, allegedly used at Syracuse to set fire to ships (DSB). It includes the idea of the reflecting telescope, of which some have claimed Cavalieri to be the inventor, preceding Gregory and Newton (Norman 418). Carli-Favaro 203; Cinti 123. [Source: Christie's; https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6040796, accessed 24 August 2021].
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2569fe32-0766-4ac6-8a02-d2ec7464d5b4/
Series information
HS/E
Personal papers of Hobbes and Payne
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This record is held at Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
Within the fonds: HS
Papers of and relating to Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
Within the series: HS/E
Personal papers of Hobbes and Payne
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List of authorities cited in "Lo specchio ustorio" by Bonaventura Cavalieri