| Reference number | MS/648 |
| Previous numbers | MS 648-653 |
| Level | SubFonds |
| Title | "Collectanea Newtoniana", by Charles Turnor |
| Date | 1837 |
| Description | Collected prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Sir Isaac Newton. Title page: "Collectanea Newtoniana. Being a selection of the most authentic engraved portraits of Sir Isaac Newton Knt., and other eminent Philosphers Mathematicians and Distinguished Men who were connected with, or whose pursuits bore an affinity to those of that illustrious person from the time of Copernicus to the Death of Newton accompanied with a Memoir of each. Collected arranged and compiled by Charles Turnor F.R.A.S. & F.S.A. Prebendary of Lincoln. AD MDCCCXXXVII." Collection and supporting text is presented on leaves with decorative borders. Beneath the title page of volume 1 "Arms painted by Thos Dowse, 39 Upper Charlotte St. Fitzroy Square". |
| Extent | 6 volumes |
| Physical description | Bound in green morocco, gilded. |
| Access status | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Administrative history | Collected by Charles Turnor, in addition to sundial carved by Newton as a child at Woolsthorpe |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA2870 | Turnor; Charles (1768 - 1853) | 1768 - 1853 |