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The Lectures and Correspondence of Professor Colin Maclaurin (GB 237 Coll-425) consist of:
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The Lectures and Correspondence of Professor [[Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746)|Colin Maclaurin]] (GB 237 Coll-425) consist of:
  
 
*Ane introduction to the Mathematicks, being notes of lectures, circa 1725
 
*Ane introduction to the Mathematicks, being notes of lectures, circa 1725
*Letter to an unnamed correspondant, 1717, with an engraved portrait
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*Letter to an unnamed correspondent, 1717, with an engraved portrait
 
*Letters and microform of letters to Archibald Campbell of Knockbuy, 1725-1745
 
*Letters and microform of letters to Archibald Campbell of Knockbuy, 1725-1745
*Memorial to the Commissioners of excise, 1735
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*Memorial to the Commissioners of Excise, 1735
 
*A collection from Mr. McLaurin's course of experiments
 
*A collection from Mr. McLaurin's course of experiments
 
*A treatise of algebra and An introduction to the method of fluxions
 
*A treatise of algebra and An introduction to the method of fluxions
 
*A copy of the inscription on the tomb of Maclaurin in Greyfriars Churchyard
 
*A copy of the inscription on the tomb of Maclaurin in Greyfriars Churchyard
 
*A photographic reproduction of a portrait of Maclaurin
 
*A photographic reproduction of a portrait of Maclaurin
 
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
  
[http://www.archives.lib.ed.ac.uk/catalogue/cs/viewcat.pl?id=GB-237-Coll-425&view=basic Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue]
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*[http://www.archives.lib.ed.ac.uk/catalogue/cs/viewcat.pl?id=GB-237-Coll-425&view=basic Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue]
 
[[Category: Archives|Lectures and Correspondence of Professor Colin Maclaurin]]
 
[[Category: Archives|Lectures and Correspondence of Professor Colin Maclaurin]]

Latest revision as of 13:09, 17 November 2014

The Lectures and Correspondence of Professor Colin Maclaurin (GB 237 Coll-425) consist of:

  • Ane introduction to the Mathematicks, being notes of lectures, circa 1725
  • Letter to an unnamed correspondent, 1717, with an engraved portrait
  • Letters and microform of letters to Archibald Campbell of Knockbuy, 1725-1745
  • Memorial to the Commissioners of Excise, 1735
  • A collection from Mr. McLaurin's course of experiments
  • A treatise of algebra and An introduction to the method of fluxions
  • A copy of the inscription on the tomb of Maclaurin in Greyfriars Churchyard
  • A photographic reproduction of a portrait of Maclaurin

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