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Draft Letter from John Collins to Dr John Beale, 20 August 1672

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/83-85

Scope and Contents

From the File:

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: 20 August 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/macclesfield/1

Extent

4 folio(s) (ff.4 [folio] paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

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Bibliography

Rigaud, vol.I, pp.195-204, no.76.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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