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Twysden, John, 1607-1688 (physician)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1607 - 1688

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Letter from John Twysden to William Oughtred, 18 February 1649 (1649/50)

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/244-245
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: 18 February 1649 (1649/50)
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.
 Fonds

Transcripts relating to Kent from a volume formerly belonging to Sir Roger Twysden

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.2825-2826
Scope and Contents

Transcripts are selective, and do not follow the original order. The transcriber remains unidentified. Bookplate of John Towneley.

Dates: 1750 (Circa. In18th-cent. hand.)
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