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RefNoEL/N1/54
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Cambridge
CreatorNewton; Sir; Isaac (1642-1727); natural philosopher; mathematician
Date22 August 1676
DescriptionThat Newton has been unable to carry out experiments because the days have not been clear; that he would like to promote fruit trees in Cambridge
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Origin coordinates52.2, 0.11667
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Isaac Newton', ed by H W Turnbull (Cambridge, 1959), vol 2, p 83
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/03b01819-73bf-4f4b-97f5-eabb1ddd76a4
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
NA8414Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician1642 - 1727
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