Letter from Newton to Henry Oldenburg, dated 19 June 1672

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MS Add. 9597/2/18/21, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

Published online: February 2013

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June 19^th 1672.
Woolstrope.

S^r

Having been in Bedfordshire since my last to you, I at my returne to Cambridge I received yo^r letter conteining the Philosophicall Transaction{s} for y^e last Month inclosed: For w^ch I returne you many thanks. At p^rsent I am removed into Lincolnshire & if you {illeg}|ha|ve occasion to write to me before y^e 28^th day of this Month I pray direct yo^r letter to me at M^ris Smith's house in|at| Woolstrope in Coulsterworth-Parish neare Grantham in Lincolnshire. And for greater security you may further assigne it to be left at Post-Witham to be sent as abov according to direction. In y^e answer to S^r R. Morays Experim^ts there was reflexion printed twice for refraction: w^ch in the next Transactions may be noted amongst y^e errata. The particular places I know not how to direct you to, not haveing y^e Book by me, but by the sense you will easily find them. I desire you would not yet print any thing more concerning the Theory of light before i{illeg}|t| hath been more fully weighed. And begging pardon for y^e hast in w^ch I write, I subscribe my selfe

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Yo^r Humble Servant

I. Newton.

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These

To his Honoured Friend
Henry Oldenburg Esqꝫ at his
house about the mi{illeg}|d|dle of
the old Pall-Mail in
Westminster
London |3|

|Rec. jun. 24. 72. Answ. jun. 25. repeating what I had said june 20. and adding, y^t P. Pard. obj. and his Answers were already in y^e presse and would please, \espec/ if the sequel of y^e same. P. w^th his answer should follow. That to M^r Hook to be differrd till further order.|

|july 2.72. I wrote again, commun. to him y^e contents of M. Hugen's Letter of july 1. 72. and {intimaty} w^thall, y^t what he had to return to him, I would carefully convey; as I hoped also to doe Mr Hooks return to his Answer. Desired to send y^e next Carrier to my house.|