Autograph letter signed from Colin Maclaurin recommending "an ingenious young man", April 1938
Item
Identifier: Coll-2911/8
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed by Colin Maclaurin addressed to James Stilring "at Lead Hills", dated April 1738, in Dean near Edinburgh, recommending "an ingenious young man here who I am very sure will please you" owing to his "natural turn for making mathematical instruments", with a postscript regarding the publication of De Moivre’s new book (presumably the second edition of The Doctrine of Chances) and mentioning centripetal forces.
Dates
- Creation: April 1938
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 1 side, 19 x 23.8 cm, retaining red wax seal, small tear to edge of central fold partially obscuring one word.
Subject
- Stirling, James, 1692-1770 (Scottish mathematician) (Recipient, 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