Letter from Newton to John Collins, dated 30 July 1672

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MS Add. 9597/2/18/25, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

Published online: February 2013

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  Letter from John Collins to Newton, dated 1 August 1672 [MS Add. 9597/2/18/26]

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July 30^th 1672.
Cambridg.

S^r

To yo^r last I sent you an answer out of Northamptonshire w^ch I p|h|ope you received & therefore shall not repeat y^e particulars. Onely I add y^t if M^r Gregory \yet/ expects my answer of his Problem I will work it & send it to you, though to yo^r selfe I beleive it will not be very gratefull. Yesterday I spoke w^th a Bookseller here about y^e translation of Kinkhuysen who upon my motion was willing to take it of {sic} of M^r Pitts his hand at 3^lb, but he has not yet seen the Book. Varenius is newly out of Presse, a Copy of w^ch I send you by this Bearer John Stiles. And this S^r is all at present from yo^r humble

Yo^r humble
Servant

I. Newton

The Bookeseller desired me to acquaint you
that Vareni|n|ius will sold by M^r Martin if
any of your Friends desire it.

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These

To his Honoured Friend
M^r John Collins at M^r William
Austin's house over against
the Adam & Eve in
Petty France in

Westminster

London

|w^th a Packet|