Mathematical Treasure: Della Mechanica Manuscript

Della Mechanica is an Italian manuscript compiled between 1763 and 1784. It is a collection of notes on geometry, astronomy, mechanics, and artillery. Two sample pages on geometry are examined here:

These images from MS 642 are presented courtesy of the Schoenberg Manuscript Collection within the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Pennsylvania. The full volume may be read here.

Index to Mathematical Treasures