Maclaurin was to make two journeys to London, and the first of these he made in 1719. Maclaurin had already shown himself a very strong advocate of the mathematical and physical ideas of Newton, so it was natural that they should meet during Maclaurin's visit to London.
Maclaurin ay upang gumawa ng dalawang journeys sa London, at ang unang ng mga ginawa niya sa 1719. Maclaurin nagkaroon na ipinapakita kanyang sarili ng isang napaka-strong tagapagtaguyod ng matematika at mga pisikal na mga ideya ng Newton, kaya ito ay natural na sila ay dapat na matugunan Maclaurin sa panahon ng pagbisita sa London.