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76.

Life of Sir Isaac Newton

Author: J. B. Biot

Source: ‘Life of Sir Isaac Newton’ in Lives of Eminent Persons, trans. H. Elphinstone (London: 1833).

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00089

77.

Draft letter from John Conduitt to Bernard de Fontenelle, c. 21 July 1727

Author: John Conduitt

Source: Keynes Ms. 129.06, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00150

78.

Three letters to John Conduitt concerning a proposed bust of Newton, dated 16 August, 12 October and 9 January 1729/30

Author: Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain

Source: Keynes Ms. 131d, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00008

79.

Draft account of Newton's early life

Author: John Conduitt

Source: Keynes Ms. 130.03, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00166

80.

Letter from William Stukeley to John Conduitt, dated 22 July 1727

Author: William Stukeley

Source: Keynes Ms. 136.08, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00163

81.

Letter from Richard Mead to John Conduitt, dated 7 July 1727

Author: Richard Mead

Source: Keynes Ms. 136.04, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00159

82.

Chapter XVI

Author: David Brewster

Source: Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, vol. 2 (Edinburgh: 1855).

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00077

83.

Account of a conversation between Newton and Conduitt

Author: John Conduitt

Source: Keynes Ms. 130.11, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00173

84.

Account of Newton's funeral from "The London Gazette", No. 6569

Author: Unknown

Source: Keynes Ms. 129.12, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00002

85.

Front Matter to Memoirs of the Life of Newton

Author: David Brewster

Source: Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, vol. 2 (Edinburgh: 1855).

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00074

86.

Chapter XXIII

Author: David Brewster

Source: Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, vol. 2 (Edinburgh: 1855).

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00084

87.

Appendix

Author: David Brewster

Source: Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, vol. 2 (Edinburgh: 1855).

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00130

88.

Rough draft preface for the Life of Newton

Author: John Conduitt

Source: Keynes Ms. 130.17, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00179

89.

Chapter XVIII

Author: David Brewster

Source: Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, vol. 2 (Edinburgh: 1855).

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00079

90.

Life and Observations of Flamsteed — Newton, Halley, and Flamsteed

Author: Thomas Galloway

Source: ‘Life and Observations of Flamsteed — Newton, Halley, and Flamsteed’, Edinburgh Review, No. 62 (1836), pp. 359-97.

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00091

91.

Letter from Bernard de Fontenelle to John Conduitt, dated 15 November 1727 (new style)

Author: Bernard de Fontenelle

Source: Keynes Ms. 129.09, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00153

92.

Notes on Newton's dispute with Robert Hooke

Author: John Conduitt

Source: Keynes Ms. 130.13, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00175

93.

Dedication

Author: David Brewster

Source: Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, vol. 1 (Edinburgh: 1855).

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00012

94.

Chapter III

Author: David Brewster

Source: Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, vol. 1 (Edinburgh: 1855).

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00098

95.

Chapter XXV

Author: David Brewster

Source: Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, vol. 2 (Edinburgh: 1855).

Newton Catalogue ID: OTHE00086

96.

Draft letter from John Conduitt to Bernard de Fontenelle, dated 31 July 1727

Author: John Conduitt

Source: Keynes Ms. 129.07, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00151

97.

Anecdotes about Newton from various sources

Author: John Conduitt

Source: Keynes Ms. 130.10, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00172

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