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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Papers connected with the Principia . ' A. General ib . IX . B. Lunar Theory 5 X. C. Mathematical Problems 6 XI . Papers relating to the dispute respecting the invention of Fluxions ib . XII . Astronomy 9 XIII .
Papers connected with the Principia . ' A. General ib . IX . B. Lunar Theory 5 X. C. Mathematical Problems 6 XI . Papers relating to the dispute respecting the invention of Fluxions ib . XII . Astronomy 9 XIII .
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Letters from Halley to Newton on the first publication of the • Principia ' . VII . Letters of Halley to Newton about Comets ' Orbits * VIII . Letters of Halley to Newton and Molyneux , relating to the Chester Mint IX .
Letters from Halley to Newton on the first publication of the • Principia ' . VII . Letters of Halley to Newton about Comets ' Orbits * VIII . Letters of Halley to Newton and Molyneux , relating to the Chester Mint IX .
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Many of the Mathematical papers contain Newton's preparations for the Principia , and notes which spring out of questions that were started by his correspondents . It must be recollected that Newton practically gave up his mathematical ...
Many of the Mathematical papers contain Newton's preparations for the Principia , and notes which spring out of questions that were started by his correspondents . It must be recollected that Newton practically gave up his mathematical ...
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In the Principia he shows that if the moon's orbit be supposed to have no independent eccentricity , its form will be approximately an oval with the earth in the centre , the smaller axis being in the line of syzygies and the larger in ...
In the Principia he shows that if the moon's orbit be supposed to have no independent eccentricity , its form will be approximately an oval with the earth in the centre , the smaller axis being in the line of syzygies and the larger in ...
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It is well known that in the Principia Newton determines the form of the solid of least resistance , thus affording the first example of a class of problems which we now solve by means of the Calculus of Variations .
It is well known that in the Principia Newton determines the form of the solid of least resistance , thus affording the first example of a class of problems which we now solve by means of the Calculus of Variations .
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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 Michigan |
| Digitized | 16 Jan 2013 |
| Length | 56 pages |
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