Papers on Astronomy, Geometry and Other Subjects, Enclosed in Medieval MS, c 1650-c 1750
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597/18/5
Papers on Astronomy, Geometry and Other Subjects, Enclosed in Medieval MS
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
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: c 1650-c 1750
Creator
- From the Fonds: Parker, George, 1697-1764 (2nd Earl of Macclesfield and 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
98 folio(s) (ff.98 [mostly octavo] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
III.8.6
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
Contact:
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Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
all other enquiries: mss@lib.cam.ac.uk