Letter from John Machin to William Jones, 4 August 1727
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/197
Scope and Contents
The reason why Rigaud doesn't print this is apparently that it is very critical of Sir Isaac Newton.
Dates
- Creation: 4 August 1727
Creator
- Machin, John, 1680-1751 (astronomer) (Person)
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 [quarto] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Add.9597/13/5/197,r.tif Add.9597/13/5/197,v.tif
Bibliography
Described but not printed, Rigaud, vol.I, p.280, no.104.
Subject
Repository Details
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