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This is the second 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 decipherer on the Parlimentary 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.
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The Correspondence of John Wallis, Volume II PHILIP BEELEY CHRISTOPH J. SCRIBA, Editors OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS John Wallis c.1668 engraving by William Faithorne (16167-91) This page intentionally left blank The Correspondence of John Wallis Volume II (1660-September 1668) Editors PHILIP BEELEY CHRISTOPH J. SCRIBA With the Assistance of Uwe Mayer OXPORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXPORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. Tt furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Honk Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toroanto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungray Italy Japan South Korea Poland Portugal Singapore Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York © Oxford University Pi-ess, 2005 The moral rights of the author