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Letter · 1686 · age 43

Letter to Edmund Halley on the doctrine of projectiles and motions of the heavens

by Isaac Newton

Kept from www.newtonproject.ox.ac.uk · 1 file · 38 KBCall number NEW L1686.04

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1 October 2026
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'(c) 2026 The Newton Project' (page footer)
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Isaac Newton, Letter to Edmund Halley on the doctrine of projectiles and motions of the heavens (1686). Long Keeping, call number NEW L1686.04. https://longkeeping.com/isaac-newton/letter-to-edmund-halley-on-the-doctrine-of-projectiles-and-m/
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