Sloane MS 1039

Robert Hooke, FRS: Collection of scientific papers and letters: 17th cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-25 b Geography: Papers of Dr. R. Hooke rel. to the "English Atlas," printed at Oxford: 1680-1683.
• ff. 1-25 b Moses Pitt, bookseller and publisher, of London: Papers relating to "the English Atlas": 1680-1683.
• f. 5 Moses Pitt, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to Dr. R. Hooke: 1680.
• ff. 39, 41 Picardy, France: Description of: late 17th cent.
• f. 48 Le Boulenois, Picardy: Description of: late 17th cent.
• ff. 48-51 b County of Guines: Description of: late 17th cent.
• f. 52 Vermandois, France: Description of: late 17th cent.
• f. 52 La Capelle, Aisne, France: Description of: late 17th cent.
• f. 70 Caux, France: Description of: late 17th cent.
• f. 73 Brittany: Description of: late 17th cent.
• f. 83 Calais, France: Description of: late 17th cent.
• f. 85 Dukedom of Maine: Description of: late 17th cent.
• f. 90 County of Wilts: Scheme of the intended History of, by T. Tanner: [1694].
• f. 90 Thomas Tanner, Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, afterwards Bishop of St. Asaph: Scheme of the intended history of Wiltshire: 1694.
• f. 92 Captain Nathanael Boteler, alias Butler; Governor of the Bermudas in 1620: Answer to his information intitled "The unmasked face of our Colonie in Virginia as it was in the winter of the yeare 1622": 17th cent.: Imperf.
• f. 92 Virginia: Answer to Capt. N. Butler's "The unmasked face of our Colonie in Virginia . . . in the winter of . . 1622": 17th cent.: Imperf.
• f. 93 Saltpetre: The resolution of all the judges of England concerning digging of saltpetre: 1625.
• f. 93 Charles I of England: Resolution of the judges conc. digging of saltpetre: 1625.
• f. 94 John Postlethwayt, Schoolmaster of St. Martin's, London: Testimonial in his favour from Archbishop Tenison: 1697.: Copy.
• f. 94 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Testimonial in favour of - Postlethwayt: 1697.: Copy.
• f. 95 London; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC. ROYAL SOCIETY: Certificate from the President and Council in favour of Dr. Hooke: n.d.: Draft.
• f. 96 Francis Morgan, Barrister-at-law, of Kingsthorpe, county Northamptonshire: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke: 1675/6.
• f. 98 Sir Justinian Paget, of Ludgraves in Hadley, county Middlesex: Letter to his brother: 1646/7.: Lat.
• ff. 99, 100 He- Osborn, of Dardistourne, near Drogheda: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke, with answer: 1683, 1684.
• f. 101 Sir Robert Southwell, Principal Secretary of State for Ireland: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke: 1701/2.
• f. 104 Peter Nelson, of Durham: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke: 1679.
• f. 105 John Wilcox, senior, of Brandon, county Warwickshire: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke: 1681.
• f. 108 John Aubrey, FRS; antiquary and naturalist: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke: 1695.
• f. 109 Richard Waller, Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to, from E. Lhwyd: 1693.
• f. 109 Edward Lhwyd, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum: Letter to R. Waller: 1693.
• f. 111 Captain Robert Knox: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke: 1697/8.
• f. 112 London; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC. ROYAL SOCIETY: Design of, to print papers of advertisements every week or fortnight, and soliciting communications relative to the variation of the magnetic needle: late 17th cent.
• f. 115 John IV of Portugal: Account of the Portugal prizes taken by the English fleet: 1650.
• f. 115 England; Commonwealth: Account of the Portugal prizes taken by the Parliament fleet: 1650.
• f. 118 Claudius Ptolemaeus, astronomer: Notice of Prof. J. Wallis' edition of his "Harmonica," by Dr. R. Hooke: late 17th cent.: Lat.
• f. 118 John Wallis, DD; Savilian Professor of Geometry, Oxford; brother of Henry Wallis: Notice of his edition of C. Ptolemy's "Harmonica," by Dr. R. Hooke: late 17th cent.
• f. 121 Samuel de Sorbière: Address to Pope Alexander VII., for eccelesiastical preferment: [1655-1667].: Lat.
• f. 121 Alexander VII; Pope: Address to, from S. de Sorbière, for church preferment: [1655-1667].: Lat.
• f. 123 Richard Busby, Head Master of Westminster School: Clause of his Will, rel. to the repair of Lutton Chapel: 1695.
• f. 123 Lutton, Lincolnshire: Will of Dr. R. Busby, relative to the reparation of the Chapel at: 1695.: Extract.
• ff. 124, 126, 128 Thomas Crawley, of Odiham, county Southants: Letters to Dr. R. Hooke: 1682, 1696, 1702.
• f. 129 Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: Lecture on his " Horologium oscillatorium," by Dr. R. Hooke: late 17th cent.: Draft.
• f. 131 Richard Levett, Master of the Haberdashers' Company, London: Letter to, from Dr. R. Hooke: 1691.
• f. 133 Sir John Hoskins, 2nd Baronet; Secretary and Vice-President of the Royal Society: Letter to, from S. Barrow: 1686.
• f. 133 Samuel Barrow, of Madras: Letter to Sir J. Hoskins and Dr. R. Hooke: 1686.
• ff. 134, 172 Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, of Delft: Letters to, from Dr. R. Hooke: 1679/80, 1682.
• f. 135 Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, Count: "Osservazioni intorno al Bosforo Tracio; " extracts from, by Dr. R. Hooke: 1682.
• f. 136 Hon Robert Boyle, 5th son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cork: Autograph, as subscriber. to Plot's Staffordshire: n.d.
• f. 136 Sir Christopher Wren, Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College: Autograph, as subscriber to Plot's Staffordshire: n.d.
• f. 136 County of Stafford: Original prospectus of the history of, by Dr. R. Plot: late 17th cent.
• f. 136 Robert Plot, DCL, Oxon., Custos of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Original prospectus of his History of co. Stafford: late 17th cent.
• f. 137 Thomas Wastell, of the Navy Office: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke: 1699/1700.
• f. 139 Tea: Qualities of, according to the Chinese: 17th cent.
• f. 139 Thomas Povey, Treasurer to the Duke of York, and Treasurer for Tangier: Qualities of the herb called Tea or Chee, transcribed from a paper of: 1686.
• f. 140 Laurence Rooke, FRS; astronomer: Observations on the Satellites of Jupiter: 7-20 May s.a.
• f. 142 Hugh Dermott, of Bologna: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke: 1683.
• ff. 162-165 Ceylon: Cingalese vocabulary by Dr. R. Hooke,: late 17th cent: Imperf.
• f. 166 John Joachim Becher, MD, of Spires; Councillor of the Emperor Leopold: Sketch of the seal of his new Pyschosophic society: 1681.
• f. 168 Right Hon Edward Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland: Letter to Dr. R. Hooke: 1692/3.
• ff. 169, 170 Octavian Pullein: Letters to, from Dr. R. Hooke: 1679, 1680.
• f. 171 John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Letter to, from Dr. R. Hooke: 1680.
• f. 173 Johann Christoph Sturm, Professor of Mathematics at Altorf: Letter to, from Dr. R. Hooke: 1680.
• f. 174 Henri Justel, Secretary to the King of France, afterwards Librarian to the King of England: Letter to, from Dr. R. Hooke: 1680.
• ff. 175, 175 b Nicolas Toinard, Seigneur de Vellanblin: Letter to, from Dr. R. Hooke: 1680/1.: Lat. and Engl.
• f. 177 Book-sales: List of Book-sales by Dr. Hooke: 30 Aug. 1686-5 Aug. 1689.
• ff. 179-183 Newspapers: Extracts relating to storms, etc., from Dutch newspapers: 1686-1687.
• f. 185 London; Westminster. Westminster School: Register of scholars admitted: [1687].