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Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703) Volume 1 (1641 - 1659)

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  • Copyright: 2003-11-06
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This is the first volume of a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England. Along with his role as decipher on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War, he prepared the ground for the discovery of infinitesimal calculus by Newton and Leibniz and played a decisive role in modernization of English mathematics. This volume provides fascinating insight into the life of Wallis through his correspondences with intellectual and political figures of the latter part of the 17th century.

Table of Contents

Introduction xvii
Wallis: The early years xix
The correspondence xxxv
Matters concerning the Savilian lands xxxv
University affairs xxxvi
Family correspondence xxxvii
Correspondence on theological topics xxxviii
Poole's scheme for the support of young scholars intended for ministry xxxviii
Cryptanalysis xxxviii
Scientific correspondence xxxix
Editorial principles and abbreviations xliii
Correspondence 1(1)
1. WALLIS to DARLEY, 10/[20] April 1641 1(1)
2. WALLIS to ADAMS, December? 1641 1(1)
3. ADAMS to WALLIS, 31 December 1641/[10 January 1642] 2(1)
4. WALLIS to GREVILLE, February/March? 1642/3 3(2)
5. WALLIS to DARLEY, 11/[21] March 1642/3 5(1)
6. LAWRENCE CLIFTON to ? CLIFTON, 11/[21] May 1643 6(1)
7. WALLIS to READER, 5/[15] March 1644/ [1645] 7(1)
8. SMITH to WALLIS, 1/[11] November 1648 8(1)
9. SMITH to WALLIS, 28 November/[8 December] 1648 8(1)
10. WALLIS to SMITH, 28? November/[8? December] 1648 9(1)
11. WALLIS to HEVELIUS, 3/[13] April 1649 9(2)
12. HEVELIUS to WALLIS, [11]/21 June 1649 11(1)
13. WALLIS to SCHOOTEN, 1649? 12(1)
14. TURNER to FRENCH, 23 May/ [2 June] 1650 13(1)
15. TURNER to FRENCH, 23 May/ [2 June] 1650, enclosure 14(1)
16. GREAVES to WALLIS, 17/[27] July 1650 15(2)
17. GREAVES to WALLIS, 17/[27] July 1650, enclosure 17(2)
18. FRENCH to WALLIS, 23 July/[2 August] 1650 19(1)
19. TURNER to WALLIS, 30 July/[9 August] 1650 20(1)
20. TURNER to FRENCH, 6/[16] August 1650 21(1)
21. TURNER to FRENCH, 6/[16] August 1650, enclosure 22(7)
22. SORELL and WHETCOMB, 24 August/[3 September] 1650: Declaration on the Savilian Lands at Little Hayes 29(1)
23. WALLIS to FRENCH, August 1650, document 29(2)
24. TURNER to WALLIS, 9/[19] December 1650 31(1)
25. WALLIS to HEVELIUS, 21/31 January 1650/1 32(1)
26. HENRY WALLIS (and BATE) to WALLIS, early 1650/1 33(1)
27. SORELL and WHETCOMB, 21/[31] May 1651: Declaration on the Savilian Lands at Little Hayes 34(1)
28. TURNER to WALLIS, 6/[16] June 1651 35(1)
29. HENRY WALLIS (and BATE to WALLIS, 14/[24] July 1651 36(2)
30. WARD to WALLIS, 9/[19] August 1651 38(2)
31. WARD to WALLIS, 9/[19] August 1651, enclosure 40(1)
32. HEVELIUS to WALLIS, [30 May]/9 June 1652 41(1)
33. WALLIS to BAXTER, 28 June/[8 July] 1652 42(67)
34. BAXTER to WALLIS, June/July? 1652 109(1)
35. BAXTER to WALLIS, 3/[13] August 1652 110(1)
36. WALLIS to BAXTER, 14/[24] October 1652 110(2)
37. WALLIS to SCHOOTEN, October/November 1652 112(1)
38. HUYGENS to SCHOOTEN, December 1652 112(1)
39. HUYGENS to SCHOOTEN, [16]/26 December 1652 113(3)
40. SCHOOTEN to WALLIS, [27 December 1652]/6 January 1653 116(1)
41. WALLIS to SCHOOTEN, 25 February 1652/[7 March 1653] 116(1)
42. WALLIS to SHORTE, 5/[15] April 1653 116(1)
43. SHORTE to WALLIS, 9/[19] May 1653 117(2)
44. HARTLIB to WALLIS, late August/early September 1653 119(1)
45. FINCH to WALLIS, 21 November/[1 December] 1653 119(1)
46. ? to WALLIS, 1653 120(1)
47. HENRY WALLIS to WALLIS, 6/[16] March 1653/[1654] 121(1)
48. HARTLIB to WALLIS, October? 1654 122(1)
49. WALLIS to HARTLIB, October/November? 1654 122(1)
50. HARTLIB to WALLIS, 11/[21] November 1654 122(1)
51. WALLIS to HEVELIUS, 1/[11] January [1654]/1655 123(2)
52. WALLIS to HEVELIUS, 29 January/8 February 1654/5 125(2)
53. WALLIS to GASSENDI, 29 January/8 February 1654/5 127(1)
54. WALLIS to OUGHTRED, 5/[15] February 1654/5 128(2)
55. WALLIS to OUGHTRED, 28 February/[10 March] 1654/5 130(4)
56. WALLIS for OUGHTRED, 16/[26] April 1655 134(2)
57. WALLIS to GOLIUS, April/May 1655 136(1)
58. WALLIS to SCHOOTEN, April/May 1655 136(1)
59. GASSENDI to WALLIS, [13]/23 May 1655 137(1)
60. BOULLIAU to WALLIS, [14]/24 May 1655 138(3)
61. HUYGENS to WALLIS, [3]/13 June 1655 141(4)
62. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 21 June/1 July 1655 145(6)
63. WALLIS to OUGHTRED, 19/[29 July 1655 151(8)
64. OUGHTRED to WALLIS, 17/[27] August 1655 159(2)
65. WALLIS to GASSENDI, 31 August/[10 September] 1655 161(2)
66. HEVELIUS to WALLIS, [15]/25 September 1655 163(1)
67. WALLIS to OWEN, 10/[20] October 1655 164(3)
68. WALLIS to WARD and ROOKE, 1655? 167(3)
69. WALLIS to WHICHCOTE, HORTON, and BURGESS, Winter 1655/6 170(2)
70. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 25 January [1655/6]/[4 February] 1656 172(1)
71. BURGESS to WALLIS, 12/[22] February 1655/[1656] 173(2)
72. HUYGENS to WALLIS, [5]/15 March 1655/6 175(2)
73. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 22 March [1655/6]/[1 April] 1656 177(2)
74. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 7/[17] April 1656 179(3)
75. HUYGENS to WALLIS, [18]/28 April 1656 182(5)
76. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 29 May/[8 June] 1656 187(1)
77. BROUNCKER? to WALLIS, 16/[26] June 1656 187(2)
78. HUYGENS to WALLIS, [11]/21 July 1656 189(4)
79. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 12/[22] August 1656 193(5)
80. HUYGENS to WALLIS, September 1656 198(1)
81. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 13/14? [23/24?] October 1656 199(1)
82. WALLIS to PIERREPONT, 15/[25] October 1656 200(6)
83. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 16/[26] October 1656 206(9)
84. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 20/[30] October 1656 215(3)
85. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 5/[15] December 1656 218(43)
86. STUBBE to HOBBES, 19/[29] December 1656 261(2)
87. WALLIS to LANGBAIN, WILKINSON, WILKINS, and GODDARD, 20/[30] December 1656 263(6)
88. FERMAT to DIGBY, [24 December 1656]/3 January 1657 (Fermat's First Challenge in Number Theory) 269(1)
89. WALLIS to JOHN (?) VAUGHAN, 1656 270(1)
90. JOHN (?) VAUGHAN to WALLIS, 1656 270(1)
91. JOHN (?) VAUGHAN to JAMES (?) VAUGHAN, 1656 271(1)
92. SCHOOTEN to WALLIS, 1656 272(2)
93. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 22 February/[4 March] 1656/7 274(1)
94. HOBBES for WALLIS, February [1656]/1657 274(1)
95. FERMAT to DIGBY, February [1656]/1657 (Fermat's Second Challenge in Number Theory) 275(1)
96. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 5/[15] March 1656/7 276(1)
97. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 7/[17] March 1656/7 277(1)
98. BROUNCKER to WHITE, March 1656/7 (i) 278(1)
99. BROUNCKER to WHITE, March 1656/7 (ii) 279(1)
100. WALLIS to PIERREPONT, March/April 1657 279(2)
101. FERMAT to DIGBY, [10]/20 April 1657 281(3)
102. FERMAT to DIGBY, [27 May]/6 June 1657 284(2)
103. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 30 May/[9 June] 1657 286(1)
104. WALLIS to DIGBY, 6/[16] June 1657 287(3)
105. WALLIS to LAWRENCE, 29 June/[9 July] 1657 290(1)
106. DIGBY to FERMAT, [21]/31 July 1657 290(1)
107. DIGBY to WALLIS, [22 July]/1 August 1657 291(2)
108. LAWRENCE to WALLIS, 22 July/[1 August] 1657 293(1)
109. FERMAT to DIGBY, [5]/15 August 1657 294(6)
110. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, August 1657 300(1)
111. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, August 1657, enclosure 301(1)
112. WALLIS to DIGBY, 3/[13] September 1657 302(4)
113. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 5/[15] September 1657 306(1)
114. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 11/[21] September 1657 307(1)
115. WALLIS to DIGBY, 27 September/[7 October] 1657 308(2)
116. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 3/[13] October 1657 310(1)
117. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 6/[16] October 1657 311(1)
118. FERMAT: Remarques sur l'Arithmetique des Infinis du S.J. Wallis, August 1657 311(6)
119. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 22 October/[1 November] 1657 317(1)
120. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 21 November/[1 December] 1657 318(2)
121. WALLIS to DIGBY, 21 November/[1 December] 1657 320(22)
122. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 17/[27] December 1657 342(16)
123. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, December 1657 358(1)
124. WALLIS to DIGBY, 26 December 1657/[5 January 1658] 358(8)
125. BROUNCKER to DIGBY, December 1657 366(1)
126. WALLIS to SCHOOTEN, late 1657/early 1657/8 366(1)
127. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 1657/8 367(1)
128. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 20/[30] January 1657/[1658] 367(11)
129. FRENICLE to DIGBY, [24 January 1657/8]/3 February 1658 378(4)
130. DIGBY to WALLIS, [27 January 1657/8]/6 February 1658 382(3)
131. DIGBY to BROUNCKER, [27 January 1657/8]/6 February 1658 385(1)
132. WALLIS to SCHOOTEN, 4/[14] February 1658 385(1)
133. FRENICLE to DIGBY, February [1657]/1658 385(5)
134. DIGBY to WALLIS, 10/20 February 1657/8 390(2)
135. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 18/[28] February 1657/8 392(2)
136. [WALLIS]: Reasons Shewing the Consistency of the Place of Custos Archivorum with that of a Savilian Professor, February [1657]/1658 394(2)
137. WOOD: On Wa11is's Election to Custos Archivorum, February [1657]/1658 396(1)
138. WALLIS to DIGBY, 4/[14] March 1657/8 397(13)
139. SCHOOTEN to WALLIS, [8]/18 March [1657]/1658 410(19)
140. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 13/[23] March 1657/8 429(1)
141. BROUNCKER to DIGBY, 13/[23] March 1657/8 430(1)
142. WALLIS to DIGBY, 15/[25] March 1657/8 431(4)
143. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 19/[29] March 1657/8 435(5)
144. FERMAT to DIGBY, [28 March]/7 April 1658 440(4)
145. FRENICLE to DIGBY, March [1657]/1658 (i) 444(4)
146. FRENICLE to DIGBY, March [1657]/1658 (ii) 448(2)
147. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 6/[16] April 1658 450(1)
148. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 13/[23] April 1658 451(3)
149. FRENICLE to DIGBY, [23? April]/3? May 1658 454(3)
150. DIGBY to BROUNCKER, [24 April]/4 May 1658 457(2)
151. DIGBY to WALLIS, [24 April]/4 May 1658 459(4)
152. DIGBY to WHITE, [28 April]/8 May 1658 463(1)
153. DIGBY to WALLIS, [28 April]/8 May 1658 464(2)
154. FRENICLE to DIGBY, [28 April]/8 May 1658 466(6)
155. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 1/[11] May 1658 472(1)
156. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 2?/[12?] May 1658 473(1)
157. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 3?/[13?] May 1658 473(1)
158. WALLIS to DIGBY, 5/[15] May 1658 474(5)
159. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, c.8/[18] May 1658 479(1)
160. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 11/[21] May 1658 479(7)
161. DIGBY to WALLIS, [15]/25 May 1658 486(1)
162. DIGBY to WALLIS, [9]/19 June 1658 486(1)
163. COOKE to WALLIS, 18/[28] June 1658 487(1)
164. WALLIS to DIGBY, 20/[30] June 1658 488(3)
165. FERMAT to DIGBY, June 1658 491(6)
166. PASCAL: First Circular Letter on the Cycloid, June 1658 497(3)
167. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 1/[11] July 1658 500(1)
168. WALLIS to BROUNCKER, 3/[13] July 1658 501(2)
169. DIGBY to WALLIS, [7]/17 July 1658 503(1)
170. PASCAL: Second Circular Letter on the Cycloid, July 1658 503(2)
171. WALLIS to DIGBY, Summer 1658 505(2)
172. WALLIS to CARCAVI, 19/[29] August 1658 507(15)
173. HUYGENS to WALLIS, [27 August] /6 September 1658 522(9)
174. WALLIS to CARCAVI, 3/[13] September 1658 531(1)
175. WALLIS to CARCAVI, 16/[26] September 1658 532(1)
176. WALLIS to CARCAVI, 30 September/[10 October] 1658 532(1)
177. WALLIS to POOLE, 2/[12] October 1658 533(3)
178. POOLE to WALLIS, ? November 1658 536(1)
179. WALLIS to POOLE, 11/[21] November 1658 536(2)
180. POOLE to WALLIS, 16/[26] December 1658 538(1)
181. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 22 December 1658/[1 January 1659] 538(16)
182. WALLIS to POOLE, 25 December 1658/[4 January 1659] 554(2)
183. FRENICLE ? to DIGBY, 1658 556(3)
184. [WALLIS]: Humble Petition to Richard Cromwell, early 1659 559(4)
185. [WALLIS]: Humble Petition to the Parliament of the Commonwealth, early 1659 563(1)
186. [WALLIS]: Matters for a Bill in Parliament in behalf of the University of Oxford, early 1659 564(5)
187. WALLIS to POOLE, 20/[30] January 1658/9 569(1)
188. HUYGENS to WALLIS, [21]/31 January [1658]/1659 570(3)
189. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 10/28 February 1658/9 573(5)
190. WALLIS to POOLE, 10/[20] March 1658/9 578(2)
191. HUYGENS to WALLIS, [30 May]/9 June 1659 580(4)
192. WALLIS to DILLINGHAM, 10/[20] November 1659 584(1)
193. WALLIS to HUYGENS, 24 November/[4 December] 1659 585(4)
194. BROUNCKER to WALLIS, 26 November/[6 December] 1659 589(1)
195. WALLIS to SCHOOTEN, 26 November/[6 December] 1659 590(1)
196. WALLIS to BOYLE, Autumn/Winter 1659 590(2)
197. WALLIS to HUYGENS, Autumn/Winter 1659 592(1)
198. WALLIS to CARCAVI, 1659? 592(1)
199. HUYGENS to WALLIS, December 1659-February 1660 593(2)
Biographies of correspondents 595(14)
List of manuscripts 609(2)
Bibliography 611(16)
List of letters 627(8)
Index: persons and subjects 635

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