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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... without giving any idea of the method of its formation . ... In a letter to Flamsteed , dated December 20th , 1694 ' , Newton tries to explain the foundation of a his theory of refraction by giving a theorem from which.
... without giving any idea of the method of its formation . ... In a letter to Flamsteed , dated December 20th , 1694 ' , Newton tries to explain the foundation of a his theory of refraction by giving a theorem from which.
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his theory of refraction by giving a theorem from which it is clear that Newton then understood how to form the differential equation to the path of a ray of light through our atmosphere . It is true that , for the sake of greater ...
his theory of refraction by giving a theorem from which it is clear that Newton then understood how to form the differential equation to the path of a ray of light through our atmosphere . It is true that , for the sake of greater ...
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The papers date from his earliest time , giving his accounts when first he began college life as a sizar of Trinity College , and his mathematical notes while still an undergraduate : and they continue till his death .
The papers date from his earliest time , giving his accounts when first he began college life as a sizar of Trinity College , and his mathematical notes while still an undergraduate : and they continue till his death .
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Latin letter communicated by Frederick duke of Holstein , 1656 , giving an account of the death of a Jewish magician , of his oratory , instruments , perpetual fire in a crystal , & c . with no writer's name ( 1 f . ) . ( 3 ) 1.
Latin letter communicated by Frederick duke of Holstein , 1656 , giving an account of the death of a Jewish magician , of his oratory , instruments , perpetual fire in a crystal , & c . with no writer's name ( 1 f . ) . ( 3 ) 1.
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Copy ( not in Newton's handwriting ) of a letter from Mr John Casswell , Oxford , Oct. 14 , 1694 , to Mr John Flamsteed , giving an account of some observations on magnetism . 29. Account of a method for making aqua fortis and for ...
Copy ( not in Newton's handwriting ) of a letter from Mr John Casswell , Oxford , Oct. 14 , 1694 , to Mr John Flamsteed , giving an account of some observations on magnetism . 29. Account of a method for making aqua fortis and for ...
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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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