IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0117 MS 64
Held at: Royal Society
Title: Fatio, Nicolas (1664-1753)
Date(s): [17th century and early 18th century]
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 1 volume
Name of creator(s): Fatio | Nicolas | 1664-1753 | mathematician and natural philosopher x Duillier | Nicolas | Fatio de
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Administrative/Biographical history:
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier was born, 1664; educated in Geneva; Enrolled a citizen of Geneva (1678); originally intended to enter the Protestant ministry but later left to his own devices; corresponded with Gian Domenico Cassini (FRS 1672); went to Paris (1682); was informed of a plot to kidnap the Prince of Orange, which he revealed to Gilbert Burnet (FRS 1664) and they both went to Holland to tell the Prince; offered a chair of mathematics by the Prince of Orange in The Hague, but instead went to England; Tutor to the eldest son of Sir William Ellis, with whom he went to Utrecht (1690); returned to London (1691) where he taught mathematics; in Switzerland (1699-1701); involved himself in the dispute over the calculus between Isaac Newton (FRS 1672) and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (FRS 1673); associated himself with the Camisards and was prosecuted for spreading 'wicked and counterfeit prophecies' (1707); went on an expedition to convert the world, travelling through Germany and into Asia before returning to England; retired to Worcester; Fellow of the Royal Society, 1688; died, 1753.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
A commentary on Newton's 'Principia' by Nicholas Fatio, with an introductory note in English by Dr Johnstone about Fatio, his life, religious beliefs, death and dispersal of his books.
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Language/scripts of material: Latin and French
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Open
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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
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ALLIED MATERIALS
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Photographic copy (prints and negatives) next to original.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
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Archivist's note: Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.