Correspondence of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Cotes : including letters of other eminent men, now first published from the originals in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge; together with an appendix containing other unpublished letters and papers by Newton; with notes, synoptical view of the philosopher's life, and a variety of details illustrative of his history, by J. Edleston.

  • Isaac Newton
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1850
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Credit: Correspondence of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Cotes : including letters of other eminent men, now first published from the originals in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge; together with an appendix containing other unpublished letters and papers by Newton; with notes, synoptical view of the philosopher's life, and a variety of details illustrative of his history, by J. Edleston. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NEWTON’S EXITS AND REDITS. [From the book in which the Fellows entered their names on going out of, or returning to. College. The entries are generally in Newton’s own hand, but sometimes in that of North, the Master, or of Lynnet when Vice-Master, and occasionally they seem to have been written by a servant. There is a 4to. book in the Muniment Room containing the Exits and Redits of the Bachelor Fellows and Scholars, commencing with Octob. 1667- The first six names in it are those of the six fellows of Newton’s year senior to him : the second leaf of the book, at the top of which Newton’s name stood, with the dates of his Exits and Redits from Octob. 1667 until Midsummer of the following year, has been cut out, the lower portion of the D belonging to the “ Ds” prefixed to his name being the only part of the entry relating to him that is left.] Year. Exit. Itedit. Year. Exit. Redit. 1668 Sept. 29 1682 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 1669 Nov. 26 Dec. 8* Apr. 8 Apr. 29 § 1671 Apr. 17 May 11 May 10 1672 Jun. 18 Jul. 19 1683 March 27 May 3 1673 March 10 Apr. 1 May 21 1674 Aug. 28 Sept. 5 1685 March 27 Apr. 11 1675 Feb. 9 March 19 Jun. 11 Jun. 20 Oct. 14 Oct. 23 1687 March 25 1676 May 27 Jun. 1 1688 March 30 Apr. 25 1677 Feb. 20 March 3 Jun. 22 Jul. 17 March 26 1690 Feb. 4 Apr. 26 May 22 + March 10 Apr. 12 Jun. 8 Jun. 22 Jul. 2 1678 May 6 May 27 1691 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 1679 May 15 May 24 Dec. 31 || Jul. 19 1692 Jan. 21 Jul. 28 Nov. 27 + 1693H May 80 Jun. 8. 1680 March 11 1695 Sept. 10 Apr. 28 May 29 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 1681 March 15 March 26 1696 March 23 May 23 . Apr. 20 * Newton was making- this entry under the Exits and had written more than half the first letter of his name when he found out his mistake. f Newton has also entered DrLynnet’s Redit, who returned to College the same day. + Two entries, one in Newton’s hand, the other by North. Newton had been down in Lincolnshire, and a friend of his availed himself of his return to Cambridge to employ him on a small commission, which it will be seen he lost no time in executing. “ Nov. 28, 1679. Reed £11. 15s. Id. by the hand of Mr Isaac Newton from Mr W. Walker, Rector of Grantham School.” Dr Babington’s Day-Book. Walker received the money from Mr Ldw. Pawlet and he from James Thompson who owed it to Babington. § Newton had made nearly the whole of this entry under the year 1677, where on turning over the leaves of the book ample room offered itself, but when about to write the “8” he discovered the mistake. || He was in London in Jan. 1692. On the 9th of that month we find Pepvs inviting Evelyn to his usual Saturday evening party to meet Dr Gale and Mr Newton. (Memoirs, v. 181. 2nd ed.) ■I Newton had entered an Exit for Apr. 15 of this year, but it was afterwards crossed out /