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Aston, Francis, 1644-1715 (fellow of the Royal Society)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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A Meeting of the Gentlemen to whom his Royal Highness the Prince hath referred the care of printing of Mr Flamsteed's Astronomical Papers, July 1708

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/6/83-84
Scope and Contents

Another copy at Add. 9597/13/6/85.

Dates: July 1708
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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A Meeting of the Gentlemen to whom his Royal Highness the Prince hath referred the care of printing of Mr Flamsteed's Astronomical Papers, July 1708

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/6/85
Scope and Contents

Another copy at Add. 9597/13/6/83-84.

Dates: July 1708
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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Documents re Jules Brunet and others, circa 1869

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 33/21
Scope and Contents Correspondence and statements of evidence concerning Jules Brunet and other Frenchmen in the service of the Tycoon and subsequently in league with rebels against the Emperor Meiji's government. The documents are English translations made by William Ashton and written in his hand. One of the sheets includes notes by Parkes. The documents are as follows:Letter from Sawa Gwaimukio [Sawa Nobuyoshi] to Ange Maxime Outrey (French diplomat), 3 September 1869 (no place is...
Dates: circa 1869
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
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Letter from Isaac Newton to Francis Aston, 18 May 1669

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/2/18/4
Scope and Contents

Index to volume incorrectly names recipient as John Collins.

Dates: 18 May 1669
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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Order Sent to John Flamsteed, 14 July 1708

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4006.8: 18-19
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: 14 July 1708
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.