/ en /very-inconsiderable-exceptg-they-are-hand-writing-so-great-man-provenance-isaac-newtons-manuscripts ‘Very inconsiderable exceptg that they are the Hand writing of so great a Man’: The Provenance of Isaac Newton’s Manuscripts at ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ, Oxford Frederik Dhondt Issue number (2023): 19 Notes category Isaac Newton Jeffrey Ekins Arthur Ashley Sykes Library Manuscripts MS 361 MS 361/1 MS 361/2 MS 361/3 MS 361/4

In 1872 a set of Issac Newton’s manuscripts was bequeated to ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ, Oxford by the Reverend Jeffrey Ekins. Although Newton scholars were well aware of this collection, its provenance is shrouded in mystery.

 

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library, Oxford, MS 361/2, f. 45v [detail]

 

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library and Archives, Oxford

19NCN5 (2023) Dhondt on Provenance.pdf1.45 MB ]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:35:04 +0000 Christopher 2765 at /node/2486 ‘A chain of invincible reasoning’? Isaac Newton’s Writing Practices in the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Manuscripts Jack Avery Issue number (2022): 17 Notes category Isaac Newton Library Manuscripts MS 361 MS 361/1 MS 361/2 MS 361/3 MS 361/4

One of ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library’s greatest treasures is its set of four volumes of research manuscripts from the desk of Sir Isaac Newton. While valuable objects in themselves, they are also highly significant for researchers hoping to piece together the complex research of Newton’s final decades, in which he sought to reset the timelines of ancient chronology.

 

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library, Oxford, MS 361/2, f. 77v

 

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library and Archives, Oxford

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