Mensurae Universales Magnitudinum ac Temporum by Adam Adamandy Kocha\'nski -- Latin text with annotated English translation

Abstract

Annotated parallel text in Latin and English of the paper of Adam Adamandy Kocha\'nski "Mensurae universales magnitudinum ac temporum", Acta Eruditorum, p. 259--266, May 1687, in which he presents some ideas of how to establish universal measure of length and time. The Latin text closely follows the original text published in Acra Eruditorum. Punctuation, capitalization, and mathematical notation have been preserved. The translation is as faithful as possible, often literal, and it is mainly intended to be of help to those who wish to study the original Latin text. Footnotes and figures in the appendix have been added by the translator.