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"The Contents of a Letter from Mr MacLaurin to Mr Folkes concerning the Observations of the Solar Eclipse on the 18th February 1737 made in Scotland &c.", c 1737 (After 18 February 1737.)

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/13/5/207-208

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: c 1737 (After 18 February 1737.)

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

2 folio(s) (ff.2 [quarto] paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

Add.9597/13/5/207,r.tif Add.9597/13/5/207,v.tif Add.9597/13/5/208,r.tif Add.9597/13/5/208,v.tif

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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