Letter to Oldenburg on delays conducting experiments

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: EL/N1/54, Royal Society Library, London, UK

Published online: June 2014

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S^r

I have been stayed from writing to you longer then I intended by reason that I could not till of late meet w^th a day clear enough at noon-time, to try some of y^e experiments herein set down. And now I have not sent you an {illeg}|a|nswer so full as I intended at first but perhaps more to y^e purpose considering who I have to deale w^th, whose buisiness it is to cavill. The other buisiness you wrote to me about \viz: about stocking us w^th fruit trees/ I shall be glad to promote. Some inquiry I have made about it, & w^thin a few days, when I have got some further information & discoursed it w^th some that are most like to entertein y^e proposall, I hope to give you {illeg}|a| further account of it. In y^e mean time I rest

Yo^r humble Servant

Is. Newton

Cambridge
Aug: 22. 1676.

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For Henry Oldenburg Esqꝫ
at his house about the middle
of y^e old Pal-maill in

West{illeg}|m|inster

London

w^th care.

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Rec. Aug. 23. 76.

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found by Stiles at the green
dragon in bishops gate on
on {sic} thursday

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