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Letter, from Isaac Newton to John Collins, dated at Cambridge

Reference number: EL/N1/46

Date: 09 April 1672

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Discussing concave and convex lenses for telescopes; discussing differences between Newton's and Collin's telescopes; concerns burning the speculum
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EL/N1/46
Earliest possible date
09 April 1672
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4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Isaac Newton

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Isaac Newton, Letter, from Isaac Newton to John Collins, dated at Cambridge, 09 April 1672, EL/N1/46, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_n1_46/letter-from-isaac-newton-to-john-collins-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 10 February 2025

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