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Parker family, Earls of Macclesfield

 Family

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Catalogue of William Jones's Library, c 1750

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/1/2
Scope and Contents

An inventory by height, depth and length (not title) of the books that came to Shirburn via William Jones.

Dates: c 1750
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1
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Contents page, c 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/contents
Scope and Contents From the File:

This is an album consisting primarily of holograph letters to and from 17th and 18th century scientists, including Collins, Oughtred, Cavendish, Briggs, Fermat, Oldenburg, Halley, Boyle, Wallis and others. There are also some copy letters and other scientific papers.

Dates: c 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1
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Geometrical Exercise Book, c 1710-c 1749

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/11/29
Scope and Contents

Probably in the hand of one of Jones's pupils. Includes perspective drawings.

Dates: c 1710-c 1749
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1
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Letters and Papers A-W, 1606 - c 1747

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5
Scope and Contents

This is an album consisting primarily of holograph letters to and from 17th and 18th century scientists, including Collins, Oughtred, Cavendish, Briggs, Fermat, Oldenburg, Halley, Boyle, Wallis and others. There are also some copy letters and other scientific papers.

Dates: 1606 - c 1747
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1
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Letters & Papers of Barrow, Collins, Dary, Flamsteed, Gregory, Halley, Strode and Wallis, 1660-1677

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This category contains the manuscript letters in the Macclesfield collection excluding the Newton holographs and letters to Newton. It also contains a few other items which were bound alongside these letters.

Dates: 1660-1677
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1