Letter from Francois Derand to William Oughtred (recto); draft reply from Oughtred to Derand (verso), 3 October 1634 (The date refers to the letter from Oughtred to Derand, that from Derand to Oughtred is undated.)
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/97
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: 3 October 1634 (The date refers to the letter from Oughtred to Derand, that from Derand to Oughtred is undated.)
Creator
- From the File: 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 folio(s) (f.1 [folio] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Add.9597/13/5/97,r.tif Add.9597/13/5/97,v.tif
Bibliography
Rigaud, vol.I, pp.20-21, nos10-11. Inexplicably, Rigaud finds Derand's handwriting unreadable and therefore gives up transcribing half way through.
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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