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RefNoM/179
LevelItem
TitleNewton, Sir Isaac
ArtistCroker, J
Date1726
DescriptionPortrait medal. Obverse: bust of Newton, right profile, hair short, in loose gown; and a comet. Reverse: an inscription commemorating his connections with the town of Grantham, and a device of a windmill of peculiar design
InscriptionContentObverse: SIR ISAAC NEWTON DIED 20. MARCH 1727. Beneath truncation: L.B.
ObjectNameMedal
MaterialsSilver
Dimensions44 mm diameter
AccessStatusOpen
CopiesBronze, 18 mm diameter, Tray 13, No 8
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8414Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician1642 - 1727
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