Paper, 'A summary account given by Dr John Wallis of the general laws of motion' by John Wallis Wallis' paper was originally written in a letter to the publisher of Philosophical Transactions. In it, he discusses the laws of motion following on from Christopher Wren's theory of the laws of motion, published in December 1667. Subject: Mathematics / Physics Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A summary account given by Dr. John Wallis, of the general laws of motion, by way of letter written by him to the Publisher, and communicated to the R. Society, Novemb. 26. 1668.'. Read to the Royal Society on 26 November 1668. 15 November 1668