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Beauval, Jacques Basnage de, 1653-1723 (historiographer)

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Copy of a Letter from Jacques Basnage de Beauval to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 22 August.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.61: 743-744
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 letter dated 22 August.)
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.