Autograph letter signed from Colin Maclaurin on the priority dispute with Campbell regarding impossible roots, 1 May 1729
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter from Colin Maclaurin to addressed to James Stirling "at the Academy in Little Tower Street, London", dated 1 May 1729, on the priority dispute with Campbell regarding impossible roots ("I have sent Mr Folkes the remainder of my paper … I am satisfied that any person who will read this paper and compare it with Mr Campbell’s will do me justice … The proposition I sent you in my last letter is the foundation of all my Theorems about the impossible Roots)".
Dates
- Creation: 1 May 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, 18.2 x 23 cm, retaining red wax seal, loss to conjugate leaf affecting a few words.
Subject
- Stirling, James, 1692-1770 (Scottish mathematician) (Recipient, Person)
- Campbell, George, fl 1728 (mathematician) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk