Robert Boyle: Letters from him

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Scope and Content

Robert Boyle to Captain Thornhill, 14 November 1678, concerning the repayment of a sum of money, 2 pages and address. The letter is signed by Boyle and his sister, Lady Ranelagh. Robert Boyle to Sir Isaac Newton, 19 August 1682, concerning various matters, including the appearance of a comet, 2 pages and address.

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Acquisition Information

Received from the library of Sir Geoffrey Keynes, 1982.

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Related Material

Cambridge University Library holds a letter from Sir Isaac Newton to Robert Boyle, MS.Add.8537.

Bibliography

The letters are nos 865 and 866 in Sir Geoffrey Keynes, Bibliotheca bibliographici (London, 1964), p. 95.