Published May 1, 2014
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Journal Article
Science Biography: A voyage round Newton
- Creators
- Feingold, Mordechai
Abstract
The last major private repository of manuscripts and correspondence by Isaac Newton and his circle was held in the extraordinary library at Shirburn Castle in Oxfordshire, UK, seat of the earls of Macclesfield. In the late 1970s, I sought access to the documents while pursuing a doctorate at the University of Oxford. I was politely, but firmly, refused. My mentor, Hugh Trevor-Roper, pleaded with the earl, who countered that the last time an Oxonian had entered the library, a book had gone missing. Trevor-Roper apologized on the university's behalf, and asked when the incident had occurred. "In 1747," came the curt reply.
Additional Information
© 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Published online 30 April 2014. Mordechai Feingold savours a study on how the fitful release of the scientist's papers shaped his reputation. The Newton Papers: The Strange and True Odyssey of Isaac Newton's Manuscripts, Sarah Dry, Oxford University Press: 2014, ISBN: 9780199951048.Additional details
- Alternative title
- The Newton Papers: The Strange and True Odyssey of Isaac Newton's Manuscripts
- Eprint ID
- 45965
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20140529-104121282
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