Isaac Newton – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Early modern mathematics: digitising the Macclesfield Collection

Posted on 15 April 2021 by Special Collections

Over the last 15 months staff from Archives & Modern Manuscripts, Conservation & Collection Care, Digital Content & Library and Development & Friends of the […]

Acquisitions, Archives, Cambridge Digital Library, Collection Care, Collectors and collecting, Conservation, Science, Special Collections

Cambridge Digital Library: Maimonides fragments and Newton’s dispute with Flamsteed released

Posted on 4 March 2013 by Special Collections

A further 8,000 Genizah fragments are being published in the latest release of Cambridge Digital Library, bringing the overall total to 12,000. The Cairo Genizah […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Manuscripts, Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

View the Library’s treasures cover to cover

Posted on 29 March 2012 by Special Collections

Further content and functionality has been added to the Cambridge Digital Library. We have added more items to the Islamic Manuscripts and Newton collections—including several […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

Cambridge University Library gives Newton papers to the world

Posted on 13 December 2011 by Special Collections

Important manuscripts by Isaac Newton are released as the first collection of the new Cambridge Digital Library. Isaac Newton’s own annotated copy of his Principia […]

Digitisation, Manuscripts