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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.)

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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

  • 3 October 1634 (The date refers to the letter from Oughtred to Derand, that from Derand to Oughtred is undated.)

Conditions Governing Access

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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.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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