Catalogue Entry: MINT00896

The present state of the coinage in relation to the fineness of the moneys

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/5/45, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

[Normalized Text] [Diplomatic Text]

Contents

Notes on the distribution of medals [probably meaning Peace medals of 1713]. Fragment of the Principia [Book Three, proposition 35] in Latin. On reverse: theological notes in Latin and an elaborate algebraic calculation.

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