| Reference number | EL/N1/56 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Isaac Newton to Edmund Halley |
| Creator | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642-1727); natural philosopher; mathematician |
| Date | 14 July 1686 |
| Description | Concerning woodcuts for work ('Principia') with instructions (figure in text); concerning work on ellipses; concerning the descent of falling bodies |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| 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 2, p 444 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/f3fb67ef-2eff-4f7a-abb4-825847a836a5 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8423 | Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer | 1656 - 1742 |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |