Isaac Newton’s Works

Draft chapters of The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended (post-1710)

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: post-1710, in English with some Latin, Greek and Hebrew, c. 30,000 words, 99 pp. on 74 ff.

Source: Yahuda Ms. 26, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00069

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• Chap. 1: Of the Assyrian Empire
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• Chap. IV. Of the Babylonian Empire
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• Chap. 1: Of the Chronology of the first ages of the Greeks & Latines
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• Chap: Of the Temple & Synagogues of the Jews
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Draft of MINT00647 (Mint 19/2/455)

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. August 1717, c. 336 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/449, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01952

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Clerical copy of tenders to supply copper received in response to the advertisement of 30 April 1717 [MINT00630 (Mint 19/2/406)] and forwarded to the Mint with MINT00636 (Mint 19/2/366):

Author: Unknown, Richard Jones, Thomas Chambers, Jonathan Holloway, Isaac Newton

Metadata: after 30 April 1717, c. 92 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/391, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT02051

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Draft of MINT00287 (Mint 19/2/602-3)

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. 7 July 1702, c. 848 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/600, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01926

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Three alchemical excerpts (1668/9).

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: in Latin, c. 4,000 words, 8 pp. on 4 ff.

Source: Keynes Ms. 36, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: ALCH00025

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'Coppy of the Paper delivered to Mr Auditor ffoley relating to the Accompts of the Mint with respect to the £3500.- per annum allowed by Parliament'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 1714, c. 915 words.

Source: MINT 19/1/86-7, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00130

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Slightly shorter holograph draft of MINT00847 (Mint 19/1/503)

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 1698, c. 410 words.

Source: MINT 19/1/496, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00848

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Preparatory notes and calculations concerning Dutch trade and English customs on it for MINT00720 (Mint 19/3/498-9)

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: After 18 August 1705, c. 1,035 words.

Source: MINT 19/3/496-7, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00722

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Printed Copy of a Letter from John Bernoulli to Sir Isaac Newton, with Newton's Observations on it

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. 1713, in Latin and English with a little French, c. 13,847 words, 13 ff.

Source: MS Add. 3968, ff. 473r-485v, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: NATP00378

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'Observations upon the Estimate of the neat profit of coyning 1500 Tunns of Copper into half pence & farthings'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. 13 April 1714, c. 546 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/322, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00619

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Letter concerning the petitions of Peter Floyer and Charles Shales

Author: Isaac Newton, Unknown

Metadata: 6 Feb 1696/7, c. 181 words.

Source: T 1/43.53, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00927

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Complaint about trial plates

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: Between 21 August 1710 and 28 March 1711, c. 304 words.

Source: MINT 19/1/275, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00179

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David Gregory: 'Ane account of the new regulations of Her Majesty's Mint at Edinburgh humbly laid before the Right Honble the Earle of Godolphin Lord high Treasurer of Great Britain'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 13 December 1707, c. 506 words.

Source: MINT 19/3/173, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00393

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Holograph queries on such presses

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. April 1699, c. 122 words.

Source: MINT 19/1/460, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00854

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Fragmentary holograph draft of MINT00087 (Mint 19/1/98-9), with fragmentary notes on mathematics, metaphysics and Egyptian history

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. August 1713, c. 627 words.

Source: MINT 19/1/107, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00089

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Notes and calculations relating to the cost and distribution of various gold and silver medals

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: July 1713, c. 128 words.

Source: MINT 19/3/337, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01980

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Letter concerning allowances to Mr Allardes for the coinage of silver moneys and Edinburgh, with copies of the relevant clauses in the Indenture of the Mint

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 16 Feb 1709/10, c. 933 words.

Source: T 1/120.44, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00957

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Holograph draft of MINT00543 (Mint 19/2/508)

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: May 1711, c. 299 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/535, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01888

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'Directions about the Triall of the monies of Gold & Silver in the Pix'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: July 1701?, c. 1,167 words.

Source: MINT 19/1/228-9, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00159

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'Manna': transcript (1675?) of an anonymous alchemical treatise, in another hand with additions and notes by Newton.

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: in English, c. 1,500 words, 11 pp. on 6 ff.

Source: Keynes Ms. 33, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: ALCH00022

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Robert Tresler: The Information of Robert Tresler 27 February 1700/1

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 27 Feb 1700/1, c. 643 words.

Source: MINT 15/17/403, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT01562

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'A Proposal Humbly offered to the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled'

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. 1713-1714, c. 646 words.

Source: MINT 19/2/402, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00668

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"The value of Gold in proportion to silver in several parts of Europe"

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 7 Jul 1702, c. 1,360 words.

Source: T 1/80.105, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: MINT00939

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Letter from Newton to Henry Oldenburg, dated 15 February 1675/6

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: 15 February 1675/6, c. 1,422 words, 2 ff.

Source: MS Add. 9597/2/18/51-52, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: NATP00267

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Three paragraphs on religion, with drafts

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: post-1710, in English with some Latin, c. 2,222 words, 5 pp.

Source: Keynes Ms. 9, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Newton Catalogue ID: THEM00009

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