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Date
19 March 1672
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p2
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 310mm
width (page): 199mm
width (page): 199mm
Subject
Description
Image on the back of a letter dated 19 March 1671 from Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg. The letter discusses the magnification power of Newton's reflecting telescope and ways to improve it. The diagram at the back of the letter may relate to properties of Newton's telescope.
Transcription
i.e. if ye \bent/ axis were direct were accounted streight,
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
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