Isaac Newton’s Works

Letter concerning a potential raise of the salary of the Porter of the Mint

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 13 Apr 1724, c. 121 words.

Source: T 1/251.29, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01022

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An account of experimental coinage of halfpence from bars: the coins have proved substandard. Suspects tin has been added by the melter contrary to instructions. Repeats request for money to repair and equip the Irish Mint [see MINT00611 (Mint 19/2/305)]

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 12 April 1714, c. 366 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/311, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00617

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Draft memoranda on legislation under Queen Anne relating to duty on foreign trade

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: After 3 April 1704, when the 'Act for granting to her Majesty an additional Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage for three Years, and for laying a further Duty upon French Wines, condemned as lawful Prize, and for ascertaining the Values of unrated Goods imported from the East-Indies' was passed., c. 346 words.

Source: MINT 19/3/446, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT02066

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Moses Stringer: The Examination of Moses Stringer of Villers Street in York buildings Chymist 29 June 1698

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 29 Jun 1698, c. 528 words.

Source: MINT 15/17/35, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01288

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Esther Walker: The Information of Esther Walker at Stone Bridge near Hyde Park Corner in the parish of St James Westminster Widow 17 July 1699

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 17 Jul 1699, c. 75 words.

Source: MINT 15/17/212, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01462

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Variant holograph copy of MINT00447 (Mint 19/3/6), largely struck through

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: After 25 July 1710, c. 893 words.

Source: MINT 19/3/7, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00448

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Expanded Latin translation of the first part of 'Two Notable Corruptions'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 1709, in Latin, c. 12,018 words, 98 pp. on 54 ff. plus a loose sheet.

Source: Yahuda Ms. 20, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00063

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Of the Proceedings in Parliament about the Coin in the Winter Session 1697/8

Author: Hopton Haynes

Metadata: c. 1700, c. 1,561 words.

Source: Lansdowne MS 801, ff. 90r-93v, British Library, London, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01101

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Notes upon the dispensing power

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: early 1687, in English, c. 2,233 words, 3 pp.

Source: Keynes Ms. 121, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00024

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Robert Lacy: The Examination of Robert Lacy late of Newstreet in the Parish of St Brides London Mercer 13 August 1698

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 13 Aug 1698, c. 588 words.

Source: MINT 15/17/22, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01275

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Newton's statement of the case in dispute between Leibniz and himself

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. 1700-1720, in English with some Latin, c. 2,704 words, 2 ff.

Source: MS Add. 3968, ff. 255r-256v, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: NATP00360

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Letter from Newton to John Collins, dated 20 May 1673

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 20 May 1673, c. 680 words, 2 ff.

Source: MS Add. 9597/2/18/35, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: NATP00254

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Notes on various (al)chemical processes (separations, processions, sublimations, distillations, etc.).

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: mainly in Latin with some English, c. 9,000 words, 17 pp. on 10 ff.

Source: Keynes Ms. 57, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: ALCH00046

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Two partial holograph drafts of MINT00643 (Mint 19/2/319) with variant details

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: August 1717., c. 555 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/410, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00645

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'An Estimate of the charges in coyning of copper money by the pound weight Averdupois'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. April 1717?, c. 218 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/327, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00631

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Holograph notes on taxes payable by the University, Town and County of Cambridge

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 1702, c. 89 words.

Source: MINT 19/1/417, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00892

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William Harvey: The Information of William Harvey of the parish of Dudley in the county of Worcester Naylor 27 July 1698

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 28 Jul 1698, c. 483 words.

Source: MINT 15/17/7, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01261

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Ann Gill: The Examination of Ann Gill wife of Edward Gill 19 October 1699

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 19 Oct 1699, c. 830 words.

Source: MINT 15/17/265, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01546

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William Trowman: The Information of Thomas Trowman alias Truman of Dudley parish in Worcestershire 15 April 1699

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 15 Apr 1699, c. 551 words.

Source: MINT 15/17/196, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01447

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William Chaloner's Letter to Isaac Newton

Author: William Chaloner

Metadata: early March 1698/9, c. 591 words.

Source: MINT 15/17/205, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00918

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'Charges of receiving melting and standarding the Plate'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. 1711, c. 169 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/548, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00586

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Response to MINT00872 (Mint 19/1/495): Rotherham appears to be 'a trifler more fit to embroyle the coinage then to mend it'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: After 11 October 1720, c. 120 words.

Source: MINT 19/1/494, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00873

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'Variantes Lectiones Apocalypticæ'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 1693 and earlier, in Latin and Greek, c. 34,758 words, 105 pp.

Source: Yahuda Ms. 4, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00047

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• 'Variantes Lectiones Apocalypticae' (version 1)
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• 'Variantes Lectiones Apocalypticae' (version 2)
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List of names of coins of various countries in mainland Europe

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: ca. 1702, c. 474 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/21-2, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00232

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Letter from Newton (probably to Henry Oldenburg), dated 3 April 1673

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 3 April 1673, c. 1,599 words, 2 ff.

Source: MS Add. 9597/2/18/31-32, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: NATP00252

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