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Collins, John, 1626-1683 (mathematician and scientific administrator)

 Person

Found in 257 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

The Macclesfield Collection

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

The Macclesfield Collection principally comprises the archives of John Collins (1625-1683) and William Jones (1675-1749). As well as being mathematicians in their own right, both men corresponded with leading scientific figures of their day and so the collection includes autograph material by Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley, Henry Briggs, Roger Cotes, Henry Oldenburg and Robert Hooke.

Dates: 1600-1800
Conditions Governing Access: 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
 Item

The Portsmouth Problem

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/6/30-31
Scope and Contents

"For Mr John Collins."

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
 Item

Thomas Strode's Notes on Bullialdus's 'Astronomia philolaica'

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/6/178-181
Scope and Contents

f.180 is a copy by Collins of part of f.178.

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
 Series

Two copy letters from John Collins to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated 3 August and 9 September 1676.)

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.12: 156-159
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.

Dates: c 1880 (Original letters dated 3 August and 9 September 1676.)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unlike the rest of the collection, Add. 4007 has not been microfilmed, and is therefore available on request to those eligible to view manuscripts in the manuscripts reading room.
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Two Propositions, to be Examined by Mr John Collins, 11 July 1660

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/6/27
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: 11 July 1660
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
 Series

Unarranged fragments, mostly relating to the dispute with Leibniz, c 1665-c 1727

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3968.41: 1-159
Scope and Contents

f.1 is in the hand of John Collins, most of the rest is in Newton's hand.

Dates: c 1665-c 1727
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/newton/1 with the exception of MS.Add.4007, which is open for consultation by holders of a Reader's Ticket valid for the Manuscripts Reading Room.
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Various mathematical papers in the hand of John Collins, c 1673-c 1683 (f.276 refers to events of 1673 as being in the past.)

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/271-276
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 1673-c 1683 (f.276 refers to events of 1673 as being in the past.)
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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