Autograph letter signed by Colin Maclaurin on the dispute with George Campbell, 6 November 1729
Item
Identifier: Coll-2911/5
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter from Colin Maclaurin addressed to James Stirling "at the Academy in Little Tower Street, London", dated 6 november 1729, on the dispute with Campbell ("I wonder I had no message by a good hand from Mr Campbell before he printed these silly reports … He has misrepresented my paper much and found things in it I never asserted").
Dates
- Creation: 6 November 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 Location
Single bifolium, 4to, written on 2 sides, 18.2 x 22.8 cm, retaining red wax seal, old staining and light tears not affecting text.
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
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk