Fusing Antimony with Vitriol and other things; Sublimation of Various Metals by Help of Antimony and Salammoniac etc; Action of Oil of Vitriol on Galena, of Nitric Acid on Sublimate of Antimony, and Others of a Like Kind., February 1679 (1679/80)
Scope and Contents
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
- Creation: February 1679 (1679/80)
Creator
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
4 folio(s) (ff.4 [quarto] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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