A Catalogue of the Portsmouth Collection of Books and Papers Written by Or Belonging to Sir Isaac Newton: The Scientific Portion of which Has Been Presented by the Earl of Portsmouth to the University of Cambridge |
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I , and the 1st , 2nd , 3rd and 4th , Lib . II , in June and July 1684. The following extract will give an idea of Newton's prodigious mental activity at an earlier period of his life . 1 See Gerhardt , Mathem .
I , and the 1st , 2nd , 3rd and 4th , Lib . II , in June and July 1684. The following extract will give an idea of Newton's prodigious mental activity at an earlier period of his life . 1 See Gerhardt , Mathem .
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The above extract has been given here on account of its intrinsic interest , although in writing it so many years after 1 In 1666 Newton was in the 24th year of his age .
The above extract has been given here on account of its intrinsic interest , although in writing it so many years after 1 In 1666 Newton was in the 24th year of his age .
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It may be interesting to give a few extracts from the Newton papers on some of the subjects which have been referred to in the above Preface . These relate to I. II . The form of the Solid of Least Resistance . Principia , Lib . II .
It may be interesting to give a few extracts from the Newton papers on some of the subjects which have been referred to in the above Preface . These relate to I. II . The form of the Solid of Least Resistance . Principia , Lib . II .
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Q.E.D. Obtinet etiam Propositio quam proxime ubi [ quam COROL . minima sit ] excentricitas etiamsi non sit infinitè parva . SECTION I. MATHEMATICS . 1. Extracts by Newton 4 . XXX APPENDIX TO THE PREFACE .
Q.E.D. Obtinet etiam Propositio quam proxime ubi [ quam COROL . minima sit ] excentricitas etiamsi non sit infinitè parva . SECTION I. MATHEMATICS . 1. Extracts by Newton 4 . XXX APPENDIX TO THE PREFACE .
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Extracts by Newton 4 . 5 . N. 2 . notes on tangents and musical semi - tones . → I. EARLY PAPERS BY NEWTON . ( Holograph . ) O G From Hooke's Micrographia , From the History of the Royal Society , From the Philosophical Transactions .
Extracts by Newton 4 . 5 . N. 2 . notes on tangents and musical semi - tones . → I. EARLY PAPERS BY NEWTON . ( Holograph . ) O G From Hooke's Micrographia , From the History of the Royal Society , From the Philosophical Transactions .
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| Title | A Catalogue of the Portsmouth Collection of Books and Papers Written by Or Belonging to Sir Isaac Newton: The Scientific Portion of which Has Been Presented by the Earl of Portsmouth to the University of Cambridge |
| Author | Isaac Newton |
| Publisher | University Press, 1888 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Aug 2008 |
| Length | 56 pages |
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