Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London

Royal Society (Great Britain) · 1686 · London : Royal Society of London · 5 pictures

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a 1686 London periodical issued by the Royal Society of London for natural philosophers and scientific readers. Its pictures are precise line diagrams of geometric constructions and parabolas, plus an engraved cross-section of skeletal burials with compass marks, showing a designer clean, technical linework with labelled lettering and hatched shading.

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