Copies of Letters from Leibnitz, Slusius etc. to Oldenburg, c 1722
Scope and Contents
Transcripts of mathematical and astronomical letters and papers, apparently made for the use of Isaac Newton, in various hands. Included are copies of works by R.F. Slusius, Antonio Monforte, Jacques Ozanam, G.W. Leibnitz, E.W. von Tschirnhaus, Henry Oldenburg, T.F. de Lagny, G.D. Cassini, John Craig and S. Morland.
Dates
- Creation: c 1722
Creator
- From the Fonds: Newton, Sir Isaac, 1642-1727 (Knight, natural philosopher and mathematician) (Person)
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/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.
Extent
38 folio(s) (ff.38 [mixed] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Collins, John, 1626-1683 (mathematician and scientific administrator) (Person)
- Sluze, Rene Francois Walther de, 1622-1685 (mathematician) (Person)
- Oldenburg, Henry, 1618-1677 (scientific correspondent and secretary of the Royal Society) (Person)
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, 1646-1716 (mathematician) (Person)
Topical
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