| Description | Letters on the editing of Sir Isaac Newton's mathematical papers and on history of science and personal topics. Only three letters in this file are from the year 1964; thereafter, the annual number of Whiteside's letters increases to several items per month.
Derek Thomas 'Tom' Whiteside FBA (1932-2008), British historian of mathematics and authority on Isaac Newton.
Adolf Prag (1906-2004) mathematics master and Librarian at Westminster School. Proofreader and commentator on Whiteside's editions of Isaac Newton. |