A System of Physicks, c1650-c1750
Scope and Contents
The Macclesfield Collection principally comprises the archives of John Collins (1625-1683) and William Jones (1675-1749). As well as being mathematicians in their own right, both men corresponded with leading scientific figures of their day and so the collection includes autograph material by Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley, Henry Briggs, Roger Cotes, Henry Oldenburg and Robert Hooke.
Dates
- Creation: c1650-c1750
Creator
- From the Fonds: Parker, George, 1697-1764 (2nd Earl of Macclesfield and astronomer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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
174 folio(s) (ff.174 [folio] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Red.2
Existence and Location of Copies
Another MS copy is in the University of Pennsylvania Library, Ms. Codex 203 and digitised on-line at: http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/codex/public/PageLevel/index.cfm?WorkID=42
General
Former reference 163.e.20
Repository Details
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