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Copy of a letter from Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg, c 1880
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.
Copy of a letter from Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg, c 1880 (Original letter dated 28 November 1676.)
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.
Copy of a letter from Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg, c 1880 (Original letter dated 28 November 1676.)
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.
Copy of a Letter from Isaac Newton to John Collins, c 1880 (Original letter dated 20 August 1672.)
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.
Copy of a Letter from Jacques Basnage de Beauval to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 22 August.)
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.
Copy of a letter from John Collins to Giovanni Alphonso Borelli, c 1880
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.
Copy of a letter from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 7 September 1694.)
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.
Copy of a letter from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 19 September 1695.)
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.
Copy of a letter from Sebastian Truchet to Sir Isaac Newton, c 1880
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.
Copy of a Letter originally in the hand of John Collins, c 1880
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.
Copy of a letter to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter: "Received Friday Aug. 18. Answered Saturday Aug. 19." [1719].)
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.
Copy of two letters from Collins to Newton, c 1880
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.
Correspondence and theories on geodesy, 1868 - 1873
Correspondence on reductions, 1833 - 1847
Correspondence concerning requests for reduced lunar observations, etc.; computation of the geocentric places of the planets; instructions and computations for planetary reductions; Bradley's reduced observations; and reductions of the minor planets. The correspondents include J.W. Lubbock, J.C. Adams, W.S. Stratford, J.F. Encke, F. Baily, J. Challis and P.A. Hansen.
Correspondence on reductions of Bradley's observations, 1864 - 1871
Correspondence regarding H. Breen's reductions of the observations made by James Bradley at the Royal Observatory during the years 1743-1750. The volume includes H. Breen's wage receipts; reports on the state of the calculations; and 'Work Book (2)' of G W. Farrcourt, assistant to H. Breen. There is also related correspondence with the Admiralty, J.C. Adams and R. Main.
Correspondence on solar eclipse expeditions, 1870 - 1871
Correspondence on the Southern Durchmusterung, 1879 - 1890
Correspondence on transit of Venus, 1869 - 1879
Correspondence on transit of Venus, 1880
Correspondence on transit of Venus, 1868 - 1881
Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1855 - 1860
Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1866 - 1872
Discussion of star places, 1849 - 1855
Correspondence on the positions of stars, observations of stars mentioned in catalogues, corrections to star positions, and examination and formulation of star tables for catalogues. The correspondents include W.H. Smyth, E.J. Cooper, A. Graham, J.C. Adams, T. Maclear, H.C. Schumacher, J.R. Hind, U.J.J. Le Verrier, R.C. Carrington, G.P. Bond, E. Dunkin, N.R. Pogson, O. Struve, M.J. Johnson, E. Heis and J.C. Miller.
Envelope addressed from J.C. Adams to W.G. Searle, 1840-1872 (Circa, undated)
Extracts from the journal books of the Royal Society relating to the late Sir Isaac Newton, c 1880
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.