Letter to Oldenburg on delays conducting experiments Isaac Newton c. 190 words The Newton Project Falmer 2014 Newton Project, University of Sussex

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 22 August 1676, in English, c. 197 words, 2 pp. 2 pp.

in English

Published in H.W. Turnbull (ed), The Correspondence of Isaac Newton, vol. 2 (Cambridge: 1960), p. 83.

Letter to Oldenburg on his experiments to show colour and light [EL/N1/52] EL/N1/54, Royal Society Library, London, UK UKLondonRoyal Society Library EL/N1/54 22 August 1676 England English Holograph Henry Oldenburg Unknown Cataloguer (1) Unknown Cataloguer (2) ScienceOpticsCorrespondence Transcription by Daniele Cassisa Code audited by Michael Hawkins
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SrSir

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

Yoryour humble Servant

Is. Newton

Cambridge Aug: 22. 1676.

For Henry Oldenburg Esqꝫ. at his house about the middle of yethe old Pal-maill in

Westminster

London

wthwith care.

Rec.Received Aug. 23. 76.

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