| RefNo | MS/82/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Brook Taylor to [Edmund] Halley, dated at Bifrons House, Kent |
| Date | 21 October 1718 |
| Description | Letter of resignation to the office of Secretary of the Royal Society. Saying his private affairs make it impossible to discharge his duties as he would like, and asks if the President and Fellows at the next election could appoint some other person to be Secretary in his stead.
Adds an equation as a postscriptum |
| Extent | 1p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Printed by Sir William Young in the appendix to the 'Contemplatio Philosophica' page 103 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6093 | Taylor; Brook (1685 - 1731) | 1685 - 1731 |
| NA8423 | Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer | 1656 - 1742 |