| RefNo | MS/82/8 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extracts from [Jean] Bernoulli's letter to [Pierre Remond de] Montmort |
| Date | 14 February 1719 |
| Description | Extract in French from a letter forwarded to Brook Taylor, in Taylor's hand.
Bernoulli asks Taylor to stop using spitful language towards continental mathematicians as previously used in his [Philosophical] Transactions articles.
Refuses to solve a reduction proposed by Taylor, saying [Isaac] Newton and himself are entitled to 'rest on their laurels'.
Sets a mathematical bet with Taylor, asking Montmort to serve as arbitror, betting 50 guineas each that they can solve a problem set by the other and whomever solves it first gets the 100 guineas prize.
Followed by reply in English from Brook Taylor the next day on following pages |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 2 pp. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Printed by Sir William Young in the appendix to the 'Contemplatio Philosophica' page 105 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6093 | Taylor; Brook (1685 - 1731) | 1685 - 1731 |
| NA7789 | Montmort; Pierre Remond de (1678 - 1719) | 1678 - 1719 |
| NA7378 | Bernoulli; Jean (1667 - 1748) | 1667 - 1748 |