| Reference number | DM/5/45 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft of a petition from the Royal Society to Queen Anne, for leave to petition Parliament to insert a clause 'in the bill now depending...for impowering your Majesty to grant them a piece of land' in the Royal Mews, for the purpose of building a house for the Society |
| Date | 1700s |
| Description | In Sir Isaac Newton's hand.
The letter states that the Royal Society is in need of a new home due to the "pulling down and rebuilding of [Gresham] College in a new form which will afford your petitioners no convenient accommodation". |
| Extent | 1 side |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Access conditions | OPEN - but photocopying forbidden. |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |