pp. 1-3 A list of writers and works on alchemy, variously classified according to antiquity, nationality and degree of usefulness.
p. 4 Draft of 'An account of Gold & Silver moneys coyned since Christmas'.
pp. 5-6 Another list of writers, with their dates, signed 'Ieova sanctvs vnvs' [an anagram of Isaacvs Nevvtonvs].
p. 7 'Authores optimi': another list.
p. 8 Extract from 'An Act for encouraging Coynage' (18 Charles II cap. 5).
View Catalog: ALCH00002
| Catalog Name | ALCH00002 | |
|---|---|---|
| Document | Keynes MS 13 | |
| Title | 1 Hermetis Tab. Smarag. | |
| Subtitle | ||
| Author | Isaac Newton | |
| Place of Origin | no place assigned | |
| Origin Date | various dates between 1684 and late 1690s | |
| Repository | King's College | |
| Pages | 8 | |
| Wordcount | 0 | |
| Language | Latin; |
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Notes
The Mint material is obviously no earlier than 1696 (when Newton joined the Mint) and some of the rest of the manuscript is written in an identical hand; other sections appear to be earlier, and the last internal date is 1684.
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See Figala et al., 'De Scriptoribus', passim, and Dobbs, Foundations, 174, n.100.