| RefNo | MS/82/25 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Abbé [Antonio Schinella] Conti to [Brook Taylor], dated at Paris |
| Date | 14 January 1724 |
| Description | Addressed to Brook Taylor in London.
Sending astronomical calculations on the passage of Mercury by [Joseph-Nicolas] Delisle to be forwarded to [Edmund Halley].
Regrets Taylor's silence, Conti never misses an opportunity to ask [Henry St John, Viscount of Bolinbroke] for any news of Taylor. Has heard from Bolingbroke that Taylor was about to re-marry, sending congratulations. Regarding the controvery with Bernoulli, has read the publication against Taylor in the Leipzig Acta [Eruditorum] which includes Conti's name. Reminds Taylor of his earlier letter on the topic [MS/82/23].
Hopes that Taylor is working on a publication as it would be the true answer to the controversy and certain that the clarity employed will enrage Bernoulli.
Asks for the latest publications in England on physics and mathematics. Has heard that [Isaac] Newton will publish his Chronology. Includes a Sonnet in Italian on the beauty of Newton's system as further proof that he is on the side of Newton in the controversy.
[A first version of the sonnet at the bottom of the second folio is crossed out, second more legible version on folio 3]. |
| Language | Italian |
| French |
| Extent | 4pp. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Place origin | Paris |
| Origin coordinates | 48.856667, 2.352222 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6093 | Taylor; Brook (1685 - 1731) | 1685 - 1731 |
| NA6718 | Conti; Antonio Schinella (1677 - 1749); mathematician | 1677 - 1749 |