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Comparison of lunar reductions, 1887 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/573

Scope and Contents Corrected comparisons of P.A. Hansen's lunar reductions. The volume includes the Moon's errors, 1847-1855, as observed with the transit circle and altazimuth; comparisons of original and new computations; transit circle and altazimuth computations, 1847-1861, with Marth's corrections; and the corrected value of longitude error and errors of the Moon's tabular place in longitude and ecliptic north polar distance. There are some extra miscellaneous computations and letters by J.C. Adams, J.R....

Dates: 1887 - 1890

Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Computations on lunar parallax, 1863 - 1864

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/570

Scope and Contents

Computations by H. Breen on observations made at Greenwich, Cambridge, Edinburgh and the Cape, concerning the constant of lunar parallax. Some of the computations relate to the theories of J.K. Burckhardt and J.C. Adams.

Dates: 1863 - 1864

Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of an English translation in Newton's hand of Leibnitz's letter to Chamberlayne; and of a letter fron Newton to Des Maizeaux, c 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.64: 758-766

Scope and Contents

See 3968.27: 401 ff.

Dates: c 1880

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Correspondence between Isaac Newton and David Gregory, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1691.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.21: 256-278

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 c 1691.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Correspondence between Isaac Newton and Edmund Halley, c 1880 (Original Letter dated 16 February 1724/5.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.55: 664-668

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 16 February 1724/5.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Correspondence between John Theophilus Desaguliers, Henry Pemberton and Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated between 29 April 1725 and 9 February 1726.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.56: 669-684

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 between 29 April 1725 and 9 February 1726.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Correspondence between Keill and Newton, c 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.40: 513-533

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7 Letters, including one from T Johnson to Keill and one from Variguon(?) to Newton

Dates: c 1880

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Correspondence between Newton, Varignon and Bernouilli, c 1880 (Original letter dated 18 September 1721.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.53: 625-660

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 18 September 1721.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Correspondence between Varignon and Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1719-1720.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.49: 608-618

Scope and Contents

cf Keynes MS 142; 3968.42: 596r

Dates: c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1719-1720.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Correspondence Relating to Isaac Newton After His Death, c 1880 (Original letters c 1727.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.57: 685-710

Scope and Contents

Includes family tree (f.699r)

Dates: c 1880 (Original letters c 1727.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Letters from Cotes, Keill and Crownfield to Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated from 21 September 1710 to 11 July 1711.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.38: 473-509

Scope and Contents

9 Letters

Dates: c 1880 (Original letter dated from 21 September 1710 to 11 July 1711.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of letters from De Hatzfeld and Horne to Newton, c 1880 (Hatzfeld letter undated; Horne dated '22 August' only.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.63: 750-757

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 (Hatzfeld letter undated; Horne dated '22 August' only.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Letters from Edmund Halley to Isaac Newton and Thomas Molyneux, and from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 28 November 1696.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.31: 417-433

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 28 November 1696.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of letters from Gilbert Clerke to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated from 26 September 1687 to 21 November 1687.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.20: 241-255

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 from 26 September 1687 to 21 November 1687.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of letters from Halley to Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 28 September 1695.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.29: 394-412

Scope and Contents

Five letters

Dates: c 1880 (Original letter dated 28 September 1695.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Letters from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 11 October 1694.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.26: 325-389

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 11 October 1694.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of letters from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated from 11January to 21 March 1695/6.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.30: 413-416

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 from 11January to 21 March 1695/6.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of letters from Pemberton to Newton, concerning the second edition of the Principia, c 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.66: 772-795

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

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Letters from William Derham and John Lee relating to a biography of Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated 18 July 1733 to '9 August 1833'. The latter is, of course, a mis-copying for 1733.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.60: 738-742

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 18 July 1733 to '9 August 1833'. The latter is, of course, a mis-copying for 1733.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Letters to Newton from Henry Pemberton, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier and Guillaume Cavelier, c 1880 (Original letters dated from 11 February 1723/4 to 11 May 1724.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.54: 661-663

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 from 11 February 1723/4 to 11 May 1724.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Miscellaneous Newton Correspondence, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1676.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.16: 180-217

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 c 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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Miscellaneous Newton Correspondence, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1717.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.45: 579-594

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 c 1717.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Newton and Oldenburg correspondence, c 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.5: 24-59

Scope and Contents

Six copy letters.

Dates: c 1880

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Newton and Oldenburg correspondence, c 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.8: 67-130

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

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Copies of Newton and Oldenburg correspondence, c 1880 (Original letter dated 24 September 1672.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4007.10: 137-154

Scope and Contents

Five letters

Dates: c 1880 (Original letter dated 24 September 1672.)

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.

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Comparison of lunar reductions, 1887 - 1890

Computations on lunar parallax, 1863 - 1864

Copies of an English translation in Newton's hand of Leibnitz's letter to Chamberlayne; and of a letter fron Newton to Des Maizeaux, c 1880

Copies of Correspondence between Isaac Newton and David Gregory, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1691.)

Copies of Correspondence between Isaac Newton and Edmund Halley, c 1880 (Original Letter dated 16 February 1724/5.)

Copies of Correspondence between John Theophilus Desaguliers, Henry Pemberton and Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated between 29 April 1725 and 9 February 1726.)

Copies of Correspondence between Keill and Newton, c 1880

Copies of Correspondence between Newton, Varignon and Bernouilli, c 1880 (Original letter dated 18 September 1721.)

Copies of Correspondence between Varignon and Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1719-1720.)

Copies of Correspondence Relating to Isaac Newton After His Death, c 1880 (Original letters c 1727.)

Copies of Letters from Cotes, Keill and Crownfield to Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated from 21 September 1710 to 11 July 1711.)

Copies of letters from De Hatzfeld and Horne to Newton, c 1880 (Hatzfeld letter undated; Horne dated '22 August' only.)

Copies of Letters from Edmund Halley to Isaac Newton and Thomas Molyneux, and from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 28 November 1696.)

Copies of letters from Gilbert Clerke to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated from 26 September 1687 to 21 November 1687.)

Copies of letters from Halley to Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 28 September 1695.)

Copies of Letters from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 11 October 1694.)

Copies of letters from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated from 11January to 21 March 1695/6.)

Copies of letters from Pemberton to Newton, concerning the second edition of the Principia, c 1880

Copies of Letters from William Derham and John Lee relating to a biography of Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated 18 July 1733 to '9 August 1833'. The latter is, of course, a mis-copying for 1733.)

Copies of Letters to Newton from Henry Pemberton, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier and Guillaume Cavelier, c 1880 (Original letters dated from 11 February 1723/4 to 11 May 1724.)

Copies of Miscellaneous Newton Correspondence, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1676.)

Copies of Miscellaneous Newton Correspondence, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1717.)

Copies of Newton and Oldenburg correspondence, c 1880

Copies of Newton and Oldenburg correspondence, c 1880

Copies of Newton and Oldenburg correspondence, c 1880 (Original letter dated 24 September 1672.)

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