Manuscripts

Croker, John, 1670-1741. Bronze medal portrait of Isaac Newton. Ob. Bust facing left. "Issacvs Netonvs." I.C.". Rev. A seated figure, winged head, holding a tablet with a plan of the solar system. "Felix. Cognoscere Cavas". M.DCC.XXVI."

Description: Collection of medals and coins commemorating Sir Isaac Newton's achievements at the Royal Mint and scientific endeavors.The collection contains various medals, medallions and coins (some in plaster replica) depicting posthumous tributes to Newton issued by the Royal Mint, Wedgwood and other private sources, chiefly between 1730 and 1800. It also includes a plaster replica of a medal honoring William Stukeley (1687-1765), Newton's first biographer, and coinage representing Newton's tenure at the Mint.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1731.
Call number: 2
Provenance: On long term-loan from Babson College's Grace K. Babson Collection of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton, November 2006.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Fragile. Available with curator approval. May require special handling instructions and extended retrieval and delivery time.
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Croker, John, 1670-1741. Silver medal portrait of Isaac Newton. Ob. Bust facing left. "Issacvs Netonvs." I.C.". Rev. A seated figure, winged head, holding a tablet with a plan of the solar system. "Felix. Cognoscere Cavas". M.DCC.XXVI."

Manuscripts

Collection of medals and coins commemorating Sir Isaac Newton's achievements at the Royal Mint and scientific endeavors.The collection contains various medals, medallions and coins (some in plaster replica) depicting posthumous tributes to Newton issued by the Royal Mint, Wedgwood and other private sources, chiefly between 1730 and 1800. It also includes a plaster replica of a medal honoring William Stukeley (1687-1765), Newton's first biographer, and coinage representing Newton's tenure at the Mint.

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Dassier, Jean. Bronze medal portrait of Isaac Newton. Ob. Bust facing right. "Isaacus Newtonius." "I. Dassier F." Rev. The tomb of Newton in Westminster Abbey. "Nat. 1642. M. 1726."

Manuscripts

Croker, John, 1670-1741. Bronze medal portrait of Isaac Newton. Ob. Bust facing left. "Issacvs Netonvs." I.C.". Rev. A seated figure, winged head, holding a tablet with a plan of the solar system. "Felix. Cognoscere Cavas". M.DCC.XXVI."

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