Author:John Wallis
←Author Index: Wa | John Wallis (1616–1703) |
English mathematician given partial credit for the development of infinitesimal calculus |
WorksEdit
- "A letter to the Publisher, concerning the Variety of the Annual High-Tydes, as to several places; with respect to his own Hypothesis, deliver'd N°. 16, touching the Flux and the Reflux of the Sea." in Philosophical Transactions, 3, pp. 652–653
- "Another Letter written by the same Hand, concerning some Mistakes, to be found in a Book lately publish'd under the Title of SPECIMINA MATHEMATICA Francisci Du Laurens, especially touching a certain Probleme, affirm'd to have been proposed, by Dr. Wallis, to the Mathematicians of all Europe, to solve it." in Philosophical Transactions, 3, pp. 654–655
- A Letter of Dr. John Wallis to Samuel Pepys Esquire, Relating to Some Supposed Imperfections in an Organ (1753) (transcription project) from the Journal of Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol 20, pp 249–256
Works about WallisEdit
- "Wallis, John (1616-1703)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Wallis, John," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "John Wallis," in Men of Kent and Kentishmen (pp. 139−140), by John Hutchinson, Canterbury: Cross & Jackman (1892)
Works by this author published before January 1, 1926 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.