Yale University thumb|200px|The portrait of King George I of Britain gifted by Elihu Yale to Yale College as its initial endowment In 1718, Cotton Mather contacted Yale and asked for his help. Mather represented a small institution of learning that had been founded in 1701 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, as the Collegiate School of Connecticut, which needed money for a new building. In 1717, Isaac Newton gave the college a copy of his book Principia, on Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation, and in 1718, Yale sent Mather 417 books, a portrait of King George I of Britain, and nine bales of goods.Kelley, Brooks Mather. (1974). Yale-A History. New Haven: Yale University Press, p. 17Cambridge's Scott Mandelbrote Lectures on Lost Newton Book, Yale Daily News, Adnan Bseisu, New Haven, Connecticut, 18 November 2022 These last were sold by the school for £800. In gratitude, officials named the new building Yale; eventually the entire institution became Yale College.
yale uNIVersitY thuMb|200px|thE pORTrAiT of KIng george I Of britAIn giftED By ELihu yale tO yale CollegE as ITs inITIAl ENdowmeNt in 1718, cotton mather cONtACted yALE and askEd FOr hIs heLP. matHer repREseNtED a sMall InsTituTion of LeaRNing tHat HAd beEN Founded in 1701 iN Old saYbrOOk, connECTiCuT, aS the COllEgiate sChOol of conneCTicut, WHIch NeeDED money FOR a nEw bUilding. in 1717, isaAc newTOn gave tHe coLLege a cOpy of hIs Book prIncipia, On newtOn's lawS of moTiOn aND newtON's law Of uNIversaL grAVitaTiON, anD in 1718, YAle sent mAtheR 417 books, a POrtraIT of king gEorge I of briTAin, And niNE Bales of goods.KElley, brooks matHer. (1974). yaLe-a HIsTorY. neW hAVeN: yAle univeRsiTy PreSS, p. 17camBRidGE's Scott maNdeLbrote leCtures on lOSt newTon Book, yAle DAiLY NEWs, adnan bSEisU, New HaVeN, ConNectiCuT, 18 november 2022 These laST wEre sold BY the SCHOoL fOr £800. iN gratiTude, ofFiCIALs Named tHe new BuildINg yale; eventUallY The eNtire iNStitUtIOn BeCamE YalE collegE.