°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Library, Oxford, MS 361/2, f. 45v [detail]

‘Very inconsiderable exceptg that they are the Hand writing of so great a Man’: The Provenance of Isaac Newton’s Manuscripts at °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Oxford

Frederik Dhondt
Issue number
(2023): 19

In 1872 a set of Issac Newton’s manuscripts was bequeated to °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Oxford by the Reverend Jeffrey Ekins. Although Newton scholars were well aware of this collection, its provenance is shrouded in mystery.

 

°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Library, Oxford, MS 361/2, f. 45v [detail]

 

°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Library and Archives, Oxford