1: Introduction
2: Editorial principles and abbreviations
3: Correspondence
4: Biographies of correspondents
5: List of manuscripts
Philip Beeley is Research Fellow in the Faculty of History and
Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford. He has held teaching and
research posts at the Technical University Berlin, and at the
universities of Hamburg and Münster, where he was associate editor
of the Academy Edition of Leibniz's philosophical writings.
; Christoph J. Scriba is Emeritus Professor at the University of
Hamburg. After teaching for some years at universities in the USA
and Toronto, and holding a research fellowship in Oxford, he became
professor for the history of science at the Technical University
Berlin (1969-1975) and University of Hamburg (1975-1995).
`colourfully illustrate[s] the early establishment of Wallis's
university'
William J. Bulman, Archives
`This is a first rate edition and a major scholarly accomplishment.
The Correspondence of John Wallis is a trove for the historian of
seventeenth century social and scientific life ... This edition is
a must for every library and for every scholar whose interests
touch upon the seventeenth century.'
Paolo Mancosu, Studia Leibnitiana
`Review from following volumes A major work of scholarly
editing.'
Noel Malcolm Intellectual History Review
`Review from following volumes When completed, this edition of the
correspondence will be an essential reference for anyone interested
in the intellectual history of the period.'
F. Gouvêa, MAA Reviews
`Review from following volumes Reading these letters enriches our
understanding of the intellectual and academic community of the
day. One can only welcome a publication that makes primary sources
readily available to scholars and students alike. The meticulous
care with which these volumes have been produced deserves
considerable praise.'
Margaret J. Osler, Isis
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