| Reference number | EL/N1/42 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Continuation of an extract of a letter, from Isaac Newton to John Collins |
| Creator | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642-1727); natural philosopher; mathematician |
| Date | nd |
| Description | EL/N1/44 and EL/N1/43 for beginning of this letter
Discussing convex and concave speculums; transcribes Hooke's words about his experiments on telescopes and microscopes by reflexion; concerning Mr Gregory's work on hyperbolic and elliptic glasses
Figure in text |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcribed in 'The correspondence of Isaac Newton', ed by H W Turnbull (Cambridge, 1959), vol 1, p 250 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c772083f-59ab-49d2-bd5d-12b58e23ae7d |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA2898 | Collins; John (1625 - 1683); mathematician and scientific administrator | 1625 - 1683 |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |