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Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

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Letter from G. Findlay Shirras to Barbara Bruce Smith in 1950, in thanks for photostat films of Principia

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CreatorShirras, George FindlayDate8th September 1950DescriptionA letter of thanks to Barbara Bruce Smith from George Shirras regarding the photostats made from her copy of Principia, and discussing his interest in Isaac Newton and Shirras' own personal collection of correspondence between Newton and his contemporaries, holding around 2000 items. To our understanding, the majority of his letters and other correspondence are now in the possession of King's College Library, Cambridge. A collection of items is also owned by the University of Aberdeen.CollectionPhilosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

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Letter from G. Findlay Shirras to Barbara Bruce Smith in 1950, in thanks for photostat films of Principia