Wallis, John (1616-1703)
- Wallis, John , 1616-1703
- Date:
- 1668
- Reference:
- MS.8005/2
- Part of:
- Miscellany: British, 17th century
- Archives and manuscripts
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Description
Letter from John Wallis, to famous Dutch Mathematician Huygens, dated 15 Aug 1668. With covering letter from depositer describing the Wallis letter.
Publication/Creation
1668
Physical description
2 letters
Contributors
Acquisition note
Purchased from Sotheby's, London, Feb 1930.
Biographical note
John Wallis, famous English mathematician who contributed substantially to the origins of the calculus and was the most influential mathematician in England prior to Isaac Newton.
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Accession number
- 52479