| RefNo | S/0050 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Lock of Isaac Newton's hair |
| Date | c.1727 |
| Description | lock of Newton's hair in a small wooden case |
| ObjectName | Sculpture |
| Notes | Newton display case |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Provenance | See Printed Council Minutes, 28 October 1847, where it is 'Resolved - That the thanks of the President and Council be given to Mr Henry Garling for his present of the lock of Sir Isaac Newton's hair. ' Includes transcript of letter from Henry Garling of 25 October 1847, from 27 Bedford Row, offering the hair. |
| RelatedRecord | MS/426/286 |
| MS/426/288 |
| MC/4/185 |
| MC/4/184 |
| Copies | Digitial tiff |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |