Letter to to Henry Oldenburg, dated 30 July 1672

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: EL/N1/41, Royal Society Library, London, UK

Published online: June 2014

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Cambridg

July 30^th 1672

Sir

The last week I wrote to you that the Metall which you sent me was well for closenesse & hardnesse but yet of a colour not very brisque & inclining to red. However if it be less apt to tarnish then any other mixture yet known, that will sufficiently recompense the other imperfections. Yours of July 16^th directed to Stoake is not yet come to my hands. I feare it is miscarried, & desire therefore you would favour me with the particulars which were in answer to that troublesome letter written last from Stoake, for which I begg your pardon. I send you by John Stiles 13^s for the last quarter.

Your humble Servant

Newton

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These

To Henry Oldenburg Esquire
at his house about the middle
of the old Pall-Maile in
Westminster

London

with 13^s.

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Received July 31. 72.

Answered eodem. and repeated the contents of my Letter of July 16.

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Send by Styles at the Green Dragon in Bishopsgat on Thursday.

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