| Evidence: | 'Thence home and to my office till night, reading over and consulting upon the book and Ruler that I bought this morning of Browne concerning the Lyne of Numbers, in which I find much pleasure.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 25 Mar 1663 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | afternoon evening |
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| Place: | city: London other location: office |
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| Reader: | Samuel Pepys |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23 Feb 1633 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Admiralty, Clerk of the Acts |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | John Brown |
| Title: | The use of the line of numbers, on a sliding (or glasiers) rule... for the measuring of timber, either round or square |
| Genre: | Mathematics |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1662 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 11856 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 4 | |
| Page: | 85 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 4, p. 85, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11856, accessed: 08 December 2023 | |
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