Autograph letter signed from Colin Maclaurin on the dispute with Campbell, undated [probably 1729]
Item
Identifier: Coll-2911/2
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from Colin Maclaurin to James Stirling, undated [probably 1729], on the dispute with George Campbell regarding impossible roots ("I send you with this letter my answer to Mr George Campbell which I publish with regret being so far from delighting in such a difference that I have the greatest dislike at a publick dispute of this Nature"), also mentioning a debt of six guineas to Abraham de Moivre.
Dates
- Creation: undated [probably 1729]
Creator
- MacLaurin, Colin, 1698-1746 (mathematician) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 letter
Physical Description
Single bifolium, 4to, written on 3 sides, 18 x 22.2 cm, small closed tear to first leaf and seal tear to second with no loss of text.
Subject
- Stirling, James, 1692-1770 (Scottish mathematician) (Recipient, Person)
- Campbell, George, fl 1728 (mathematician) (Person)
- Moivre, Abraham de, 1667-1754 (French mathematician) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk