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Account of Maclaurin's work on the description of curved lines with figures and theorems

Attached is a covering letter from Martin Folkes to John Machin enclosing Maclaurin's papers and letter.

Reference number
EL/M3/51
Earliest possible date
15 November 1732
Page extent
21 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Colin MacLaurin

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Colin Maclaurin

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Colin MacLaurin, Colin Maclaurin, Letter, from Colin MacLaurin to John Machin, 15 November 1732, EL/M3/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m3_51/letter-from-colin-maclaurin-to-john-machin, accessed on 12 January 2026

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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