MacLaurin, Colin, 1698-1746 (mathematician and natural philosopher)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Of the Composition and Resolution of Equations, c 1710-c 1749
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/4/1
Scope and Contents
Possibly a Latin translation of the middle section of Colin Maclaurin's 'Treatise of Algebra'.
Dates:
c 1710-c 1749
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Item
"The Contents of a Letter from Mr MacLaurin to Mr Folkes concerning the Observations of the Solar Eclipse on the 18th February 1737 made in Scotland &c.", c 1737 (After 18 February 1737.)
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/207-208
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 1737 (After 18 February 1737.)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Please enquire at the Manuscripts Reading Room desk if you would like to view items from the Macclesfield Collection.