‘Very inconsiderable exceptg that they are the Hand writing of so great a Man’: The Provenance of Isaac Newton’s Manuscripts at °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Oxford
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(2023): 19
In 1872 a set of Issac Newton’s manuscripts was bequeated to °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Oxford by the Reverend Jeffrey Ekins. Although Newton scholars were well aware of this collection, its provenance is shrouded in mystery.
°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Library, Oxford, MS 361/2, f. 45v [detail]