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Babson College's Grace K. Babson Collection of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton: Manuscripts
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Manuscripts

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Box 1

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Ex Lumine de tenebris BAB 1 [approx. 1690]

Notes

Includes "Foliation of Babson MS 416, B:1," prepared by James R. (James Robert) Voelkel, 1962–.
Box 1

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Miscellaneous alchemical notes and emblems BAB 2 [undated]

Box 1

"Lib. Chem," an inventory of alchemical works in Newton's private library, with shelf marks BAB 3 [approx. 1690-1700]

Box 1

"Notes out of ye Diary of ye Parliamt 1660" BAB 4 1660

Box 1

Draft of a testimonial letter to John Flamsteed, 1646–1719, on behalf of Edward Paget BAB 5 1682, Apr. 3

Box 1

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Note to John Grigsby BAB 6 1713, Sep. 1

Notes

Attached to document for Thorpe's catalogue (2 p.).
Box 1

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Note for ₤100 lent to Thomas Ayscough BAB 7 1720-1722/23

Notes

Note dated October 3, 1720, with memoranda by Newton dated March 16, 1722/23.
Box 1

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Letter to Robert Hooke, 1635–1703 BAB 8 1678, June 8

Notes

With wax seal.
Box 1

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Letter to Thomas Mason BAB 9 1726, May 10

 

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Box 2

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Representation of the gold, and silver coin, upon the lowering Guineas to 21 shi's HM 76721 1717, Sept. 21

Box 2

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Certificate of ₤300 bail for John Irish, charged with clipping coin BAB 10 1696/[97], Jan. 2

Box 2

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Summons for Thomas Crawford upon suspicion of counterfeiting coin BAB 11 1699, Aug. 27

Box 2

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Draft of a letter asking for minerals from Bohemia or Hungary BAB 12 [approx. 1669]

Box 2

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Notes on the chief rulers of ancient synagogues BAB 13 [approx. 1709]

Notes

Sealed with red wax.
Box 2

Draft notes on Athanasian doctrines BAB 14 [approx. 1690]

Box 2

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Notes on 2 Kings 17 BAB 15 [approx. 1670]

Box 2

Draft notes on early Church rites and the Creed BAB 16 [approx. 1710]

Notes

With remains of red wax seal.
Box 2

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Newton family pedigrees with genealogical trees BAB 17 [approx. 1705]

Box 2

Le Neve, Peter, 1661–1729. Letter to Isaac Newton, 1642–1727 BAB 18 1705, Nov. 24

Notes

With remains of red wax seal.
Box 2

[Newton, John, 1651–1734]. Draft of an affidavit (in the hand of Peter Le Neve, 1661–1729) BAB 19 1705, Nov.

 

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Box 3

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Draft of an affidavit (in the hand of Peter Le Neve, 1661–1729, with autograph additions by Newton) drawn up for the College of Heralds BAB 20 1705, Nov.

Box 3

Menshikov, Alexsandr Danilovich, 1673–1729. Letter in French to Isaac Newton, 1642–1727, asking that he be admitted to the Royal Society BAB 21 1714, Aug. 23

Box 3

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. First draft of a signed letter in Latin to Alexsandr Danilovich Menshikov, 1673–1729 BAB 22 1714, Oct. 21

Box 3

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Second draft of a signed letter in Latin to Alexsandr Danilovich Menshikov, 1673–1729 BAB 23 1714, Oct. 24

Box 3

Biot, Jean-Baptiste, 1774–1862. Letter to George Peacock, 1791–1858 BAB 24 1818, Jan. 12

Notes

With red wax seal. Includes typed English translation.
Box 3

Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778–1868. Letter to M. Ward BAB 25 1838, Dec. 12

Box 3

George, Prince, consort of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1653–1708. "A Coppy of His late Royall Highness Warrt. to pay to Francis Roberts Esqur. & otherns not exceeding 1000 pounds. Paid in pt. to Sr Isaac Newton 384.7.6.." BAB 26 1705, Nov. 30

Box 3

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646–1716. Letter to Nicolas Bernoulli, 1687–1759 BAB 27 1713, June 28

Box 3

Engraved trade card of "James Simons, at Sir Isaac Newton's Head" BAB 28 [between 1771 and 1790]

Box 3

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Notes on Church history, drawn mainly from the Annales of Baronius BAB 29 [undated]

Box 3

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. "Experiments of refining Gold with Antimony, made by Dr. Jonathan Goddard" BAB 30 [undated])  

 

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Box 4

Grindall, William. Bill for household goods to Isaac Newton, 1642–1727 BAB 31 1712/13, Feb.

Box 4

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Fragment of a table possibly relating to time differences BAB 32 [approx. 1699]

Box 4

Oldenburg, Henry, approximately 1615–1677. Letter to Johannes Hevelius, 1611–1687, informing him of Newton's invention of the Reflecting Telescope BAB 33 1672/[73], Mar. 18

Box 4

Maupertius, 1698–1759. Letter signed "Jeudy" at top, regarding critics of Freiherr von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, 1646–1716, and Jacob Hermann, 1678-1733 BAB 34 [approx. 1750]

Box 4

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Table of time variations in various European cities BAB 35 [after 1687]

Notes

With typed transcription.
Box 4

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Notes on Biblical chronology BAB 36 [undated]

Box 4

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. "Loca difficilia in Novo Lumine Chymico explicata" BAB 37 [approx. 1668]

Box 4

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Letter to an unnamed friend regarding Woolsthorpe Manor BAB 38 1687/88, Jan. 11

Notes

Previously thought to be in Newton's hand (probably is not).
Box 4

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Fragments of calculations BAB 39 [undated]

 

Oversize Manuscripts

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Box 5

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Notes "Ex Rosario Magno" BAB 40 [undated]

Box 5

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. "Operationum Ordo, etc.," including a large compilation of alchemical citations BAB 41 [approx. 1690]

Box 5

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. "Of Chemicall Authors & their writings" BAB 42 [between 1670 and 1675]

Notes

Also includes foliation mock-up prepared by James R. (James Robert) Voelkel, 1962–.
Box 5

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. "Praxis," an alchemical treatise, with notes and an earlier draft BAB 43 [1690s?]

 

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Box 6

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Three sets of miscellaneous chemical and alchemical notes BAB 44 [undated]

Box 6

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. "Henricus Sextus" BAB 45 [approx. 1661]

Notes

Not in Newton's hand.
Box 6

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Receipt in coinage duty from John Smith BAB 46 1723, July

Box 6

Castillon, Jean, 1708-1791. Letter to the Secretary of the Royal Society BAB 47 1748

Notes

With printed title page of Opera Omnia by Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, edited by Castillon.
Box 6

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. "Miscellanea," Latin notes on experiments, chiefly from Codicillus and Testamentum by Ramon Llull, 1232?-1316, and the Theatrum Chemicum of Lazarus Zetzner, –1616 BAB 48 [before 1695]

 

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Box 7

Jacquier, François, 1711-1788. Letter to Dortous de Mairan, 1678-1771 BAB 49 1740, Oct. 1

Box 7

Great Britain. Royal Mint. Indenture pertaining to Isaac Newton's role as Master of the Mint BAB 50 1700, Dec. 23

Box 7

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. "An Argument perswading yt ye Queens Majtie ought to have in Conscience a great care of ye safety of her own Person" BAB 51 [undated]

Notes

Not in Newton's hand.
Box 7

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Series of Latin anagrams and list of authors cited in the Ludus Puerorum, Scala Philosophorum, and Rosarium Magnum, and draft of a letter presumably to the Treasury BAB 52 [undated]

 

A Treatise or Remarks on Solomon's Temple

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Box 8

Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. A treatise or remarks on Solomon's Temple. "Prolegomena ad lexici prophetic partem secundam in quibus agitur De forma sancturaii Judaici…Commentarium." BAB 53 [after 1690]