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NATP00003 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Draft of 'A Theory Concerning Light and Colors' 6 Feb 1671/2, in English, c. 5,137 words, 14pp. Shelfmark: MS Add. 3970.3, ff.460-466 Location: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00006 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: A Letter of Mr. Isaac Newton … containing his New Theory about Light and Colors 19 Feb 1671/2, in English, c. 5,263 words, 13pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 80 (19 Feb. 1671/2), pp. 3075-3087. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00007 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: An Accompt of a New Catadioptrical Telescope invented by Mr. Newton 25 March 1672, in English, c. 1,453 words, 4pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 81 (25 March 1672), pp. 4004-4007. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00052 [View Record]	Author: Christiaan Huygens Title: Christiaan Huygens' comments on Newton's telescope 25 March 1672, in English, c. 461 words, 2pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 81 (25 March 1672), pp. 4008-4009. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00030 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: An Extract of a Letter, received very lately, (March 19th) from the Inventor of this new Telescope, from Cambridge 25 March 1672, in English, c. 412 words, 2 pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 81 (25 March 1672), pp. 4009-4010. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00008 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Mr. Newton's Letter … containing some more suggestions about his New Telescope 26 March 1672 (published 22 April 1672), in English, c. 858 words, 3pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 82 (22 April 1672), pp. 4032-4034. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00009 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: An Extract of another Letter … by way of an answer to some Objections, made by an Ingenious French Philosopher [Adrien Auzout] to the New Reflecting Telescope 30 March 1672 (published 22 April 1672), in English, c. 402 words, 2pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 82 (22 April 1672), pp. 4034-4035. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00010 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Mr. Isaac Newton's Considerations upon part of a Letter of Monsieur De Bercé 20 May 1672, in English, c. 1,376 words, 4pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 83 (20 May 1672), pp. 4056-4059. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00011 [View Record]	Author: Robert Moray Title: Some Experiments propos'd in relation to Mr. Newton's Theory of light … together with the Observations made thereupon by the Author of that Theory 20 May 1672, in English, c. 163 words, 4pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 83 (20 May 1672), pp. 4059-4062. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00053 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: The Observations, made upon these proposals [of Robert Moray] 20 May 1672, in English, c. 753 words, 3pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 83 (20 May 1672), pp. 4060-4062. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00012 [View Record]	Author: Ignace Gaston Pardies Title: A Latin Letter … by Ignatius Gaston Pardies … containing some Animadversions upon Mr. Isaac Newton … his Theory of Light 30 March/9 April 1672 (published 17 June 1672), in Latin, c. 1,165 words, 4pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 84 (17 June 1672), pp. 4087-4090. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00013 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Mr Newtons Letter of April 13. 1672 … being an Answer to the fore-going Letter of P. Pardies 13 April 1672 (published 17 June 1672), in Latin, c. 956 words, 3pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 84 (17 June 1672), pp. 4091-4093. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00014 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: A Serie's of Quere's propounded by Mr. Isaac Newton … positively concluding his new Theory of Light and Colours 8 July 1672 (published 15 July 1672), in English with Latin translation, c. 1,267 words, 4pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 85 (15 July 1672), pp. 5004-5007. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00015 [View Record]	Author: Ignace Gaston Pardies Title: A second Letter of P. Pardies 11/21 May 1672 (published 15 July 1672), in Latin, c. 636 words, 2pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 85 (15 July 1672), pp. 5012-5013. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00029 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Mr. Newton's Answer to the foregoing Letter [of Ignace Pardies] 15 July 1672, in Latin, c. 1,958 words, 5 pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 85 (15 July 1672), pp. 5014-5018. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00028 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Mr Isaac Newtons Answer to some Considerations [of Robert Hooke] upon his doctrine of Light and Colors 18 November 1672, in English, c. 7,999 words, 20 pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 88 (18 November 1672), pp. 5084-5103. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00016 [View Record]	Author: Christiaan Huygens Title: An Extract of a Letter lately written by an ingenious person from Paris [Christiaan Huygens] 21 July 1673, in English, c. 563 words, 2pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 96 (21 July 1673), pp. 6086-6087. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00017 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Mr. Newtons Answer to the foregoing Letter [of Christiaan Huygens] 21 July 1673, in English, c. 1,738 words, 6pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 96 (21 July 1673), pp. 6087-6092. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00018 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: An Extract of Mr Isaac Newton's Letter … concerning the Number of Colors 3 April 1673 (published 6 Oct 1673), in English, c. 1,551 words, 4pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 97 (6 October 1673), pp. 6108-6111. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00019 [View Record]	Author: Christiaan Huygens Title: An answer (to the former Letter) … by the same Parisian Philosopher 31 May/10 June 1673 (published 6 Oct 1673), in English, c. 324 words, 1p. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 97 (6 October 1673), pp. 6112. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00020 [View Record]	Author: Francis Linus Title: A Letter of the Learn'd Franc. Linus … animadverting upon … Mr. Isaac Newton's Theory of Light and Colors, date 6 October 1674 6 October 1674, in English, c. 927 words, 3pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 110 (25 January 1674/5), pp. 217-219. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00054 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: An Answer to this Letter [of Francis Linus], written 5 December 1674 5 December 1674, in English, c. 140 words, 1p. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 110 (25 January 1674/5), pp. 219. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00002 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Hypothesis explaining the properties of light 1675, in English, c. 31,724 words, 58pp. Published in: Thomas Birch, The History of the Royal Society, vol. 3 (London: 1757), pp. 247-305. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00121 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Draft of the 'Hypothesis Concerning Light and Colors' c early 1675, c. 9,210 words, 15 pp. Shelfmark: MS Add. 3970.3, ff. 475r-482v Location: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00122 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Draft of the 'Discourse Concerning Light and Colors' c early 1675, in English, c. 16,675 words Shelfmark: MS Add. 3970.3, ff. 501r-517r Location: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00126 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Draft of the 'Discourse Concerning Light and Colors' c early 1675, in English, c. 12,266 words, 2 pp. Shelfmark: MS Add. 3970.3, ff. 519r-529r Location: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00127 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Draft of the 'Discourse concerning Light and Colors' c early 1675, in English, c. 16,292 words, 2 pp. Shelfmark: MS Add. 3970.3, ff. 549r-567v Location: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00287 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Optical diagrams c early 1675, c. 12 words, 2 ff. Shelfmark: MS Add. 9597/2/18/89-90 Location: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00120 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Covering letter to the Hypothesis, Dec. 7 1675 7 December 1675, in English, c. 667 words, 2 pp. Shelfmark: MS Add. 3970.3, f. 459r-v Location: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00021 [View Record]	Author: Francis Linus Title: A letter of Mr. Franc. Linus … being a reply to the Letter printed in Numb. 110 15/25 Feb 1675 (published 24 Jan 1675/6), in English, c. 821 words, 2 pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 121 (24 January 1675/6), pp. 499-500. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00022 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Mr. Isaac Newton's Considerations on the former Reply [of Francis Linus] 13 Nov 1675 (published 24 Jan 1675/6), in English, c. 890 words, 2pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 121 (24 January 1675/6), pp. 501-502. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00023 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: An extract of another Letter of Mr. Newton 10 Jan 1675/6 (published 24 Jan 1675/6), in English, c. 934 words, 2pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 121 (24 January 1675/6), pp. 503-504. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00024 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: A particular Answer of Mr. Isaak Newton to Mr. Linus his Letter 29 Feb 1675/6 (published 25 March 1676), in English, c. 2,362 words, 6pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 123 (25 March 1676), pp. 556-561. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00025 [View Record]	Author: Anthony Lucas Title: A Letter from Liege concerning Mr Newton's Experiment of the colour'd Spectrum 25 September 1676, in English, c. 2,141 words, 7pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 128 (25 September 1676), pp. 692-698. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00026 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Mr Newton's Answer to the precedent Letter 25 September 1676, in English, c. 2,786 words, 8pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 128 (25 September 1676), pp. 698-705. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]
NATP00027 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: An Instrument for observing the Moon's Distance from the Fixt Stars at Sea Published Oct-Nov 1742, in English, c. 541 words, 2pp. Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, No. 465 (1742), pp. 155-156. [Read normalized text] [Read diplomatic text]

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