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Letter from Sir Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg, 26 March 1672

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3976.2

Scope and Contents

Published in Philosophical Transactions (1665-1678), Vol. 7. (1672), pp. 4032-4034, as: "Mr. Newton's Letter to the Publisher of March 26. 1672. Containing Some More Suggestions about His New Telescope, and a Table of Apertures and Charges for the Several Lengths of That Instrument."

Dates

  • Creation: 26 March 1672

Creator

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.

Extent

2 folio(s) (ff.2 [folio] paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Bibliography

Corr. I, pp.123-126, n.50. Philosophical Transactions (1665-1678), Vol. 7. (1672), pp. 4032-4034.

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