Letters and Papers A-W, 1606 - c 1747
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5
Letters and Papers A-W
Scope and Contents
This is an album consisting primarily of holograph letters to and from 17th and 18th century scientists, including Collins, Oughtred, Cavendish, Briggs, Fermat, Oldenburg, Halley, Boyle, Wallis and others. There are also some copy letters and other scientific papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1606 - c 1747
Creator
- Parker family, Earls of Macclesfield (Family)
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/macclesfield/1
Extent
1 collection (ff.283 (and ff.3 preliminary) Manuscript paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The letters remain in the loose alphabetical order of the original letterbook.
Other Finding Aids
Indexed
Bibliography
Most of the contents reproduced in: "Correspondence of Scientific Men of the Seventeenth Century: Including Letters of Barrow, Flamstead, Wallis, and Newton, Printed from the Originals in the Collection of the Right Honourable the Earl of Macclesfield," S.P. Rigaud, 2 vols (Oxford, 1841.) At lower levels this is abbreviated to 'Rigaud'.
General
Former reference III.3
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
all other enquiries: mss@lib.cam.ac.uk