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Reference numberMS/426/144
Alternative reference numberMS/426 p66
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from C R W [Charles Richard Weld], the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to A [Augustus] De Morgan Esq.
Date20 September 1845
DescriptionCross examines note from De Morgan to confirm the members of the Committee to resolve the dispute between Isaac Newton and Leibnitz. Lists the members and states that Dilloyan's note is correct, that the members also appears in Dr. Thomsons's 'History of the Royal Society' and Sir David Brewster's 'Life of Sir Isaac Newton'. States the date of 11 March 1711/12 in the note is incorrect and the the meeting took place 6 March. [See MS/426/145 and MS/426/146]
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueMS/426/145
MS/426/146
MC/4/81
MC/4/85
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7450Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher1781 - 1868
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