Detailed notes on many aspects of mathematics and astronomy, written by Richard Tate, Whitesmith, of Downpatrick, Ireland, who died about 1853.
Mathematical and Astronomical Notes of Richard Tate
This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library
- Reference
- GB 133 Eng MS 23
- Dates of Creation
- 19th Century
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 228 x 184 mm. 1 volume (314 folios);
Scope and Content
Access Information
The manuscript is available for consultation by any accredited reader.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by Mrs Enriqueta Rylands, on behalf of the John Rylands Library, in 1901 from James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford.
Note
Description compiled by Henry Sullivan and Jo Humpleby, project archivists.
Other Finding Aids
Catalogued in the Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, 1928 (English MS 23).
Custodial History
Formerly part of the Bibliotheca Lindesiana, the Library of the Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, from Haigh Hall, Wigan, Lancashire.