John Greaves - Works

Works

Besides his papers in the Philosophical Transactions, the principal works of Greaves are:

  • Pyramidographia, or a Description of the Pyramids in Ægypt (1646)
  • A Discourse on the Roman Foot and Denarius (1647)
  • Elementa Linguae Persicae (1649)

The first two above works were reprinted (together with a biographical notice of the author) as part of

  • Greaves, John (1737) Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves Vol. I and Vol. II. London: Published by Dr Thomas Birch, printed by J. Hughes for J. Brindley and C. Corbett. This also contains a reprint of
  • Withers, Robert (ed. John Greaves) A Description of the Grand Signour’s Seraglio; or Turkish Emperours Court (1653) London: Printed for Jo. Ridley, at the Castle in Fleet-street by Ram-Alley.

Translations:

  • Chorasmiae et Mawaralnahrae, etc. (1650). A description of Khwarezm and Mawarannahr (Transoxiana) translated from the Arabic of Abu'l-Fida, with tables of latitude and longitude for the principal towns.
  • Abulfedae Peninsulam Arabum. This is an edited translation of part of Abu'l-Fida's History.
  • Binae Tabulae Geographicae, two tables of latitude and longitude translated from the Persian of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi and Ulugh Beg

The above three works appeared in Hudson, John (1712): Geographiae Veteris Scriptores Graeci Minores Vol. III, Oxon. (in Latin)

  • Lemmata Archimedis, apud Graecos et Latinos iam pridem desiderata, e vetusto codice manuscripto Arabico... This is a translation of part of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's edition of the so-called Middle Books. Greaves' unpublished MS was revised and amended by Samuel Foster and appeared posthumously in 1659.
  • Foster, Samuel (1659). Miscellanea sive lucubrationes mathematicae. London: printed by R. & W. Leybourn, published by John Twysden.

The following book is probably not by John Greaves, although his name appears on the title-page:

  • Greaves, John. The origin and antiquity of our English weights and measures discover'd... (Google books 1745 edition) London: Printed for G. Sawbridge. This book, thrice printed in 1706, 1727 and 1745, discusses Greaves' findings and measurements: but it appears to be the work of another hand.

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