Letter from Newton to Edmund Halley, dated 11 February 1696/7

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MS Add. 9597/2/18/67, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

Published online: February 2013

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London Feb. 11. 169 $\frac{6}{7}$ .

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This morning Collol|n|el Blunt the Kings first Engineer was with me & acquainted me w^th a designe y^e King ha{illeg}|d| to allow 10^s per diem for two Masters to teach Engineering (I meane y^e Mathematical grounds of it) two hours each day to those of y^e Army who will come to hear them publickly, Engineers & Officers & others who shall have y^e curiosity & capacity. I proposed you as a fit person for on to be one of y^e two if you should think fit to accept of y^e thin{illeg}|g|. By bringing you acquainted w^th y^e Officers & making you known to the King it may be a means of making way for something better. The Collonel will call on me 7 or 8 days hence for yo^r answer. I am

Yo^r faithfull friend to serve you

Is. Newton.

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I wrote to you y^e last Post
for an Engineers place. I question
whether you can have both.

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For M^r Edmund Halley
Controller of the Mint at

Chester