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Catalogue Record: THEM00064

Exposition of 2 Kings 17:15-16

Author: Isaac Newton

Shelfmark: Yahuda Ms. 21

Location: National Library of Israel

Sotheby Lot: Part of SL261

Custodial History

The complete lot (c. 7,000 words on 28 pp.) was bought at the Sotheby sale by 'Ulysses' (Jacob Schwartz?) for £13; Schwartz told Yahuda on 15 February 1937 that he could have it on inspection for £20.

Notes

Same watermark as letters to Oldenburg of 18 August, 26 August and 24 October 1676.

The text is complete but was originally accompanied by a shorter version which is no longer present: this now constitutes Harry Ransom Research Center Ms. 130 and possibly Babson Ms. 437 (though this yields a total page count of 30, two higher than that in the Sotheby catalogue).

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