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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Miscellaneous copies of Letters and Papers 10 XV . Papers on finding the Longitude at Sea ib . 99 . 11 • 18 SECTION II . CHEMISTRY . * I . Parcels containing Transcripts from Alchemical authors * II . Papers on Alchemy * III .
Miscellaneous copies of Letters and Papers 10 XV . Papers on finding the Longitude at Sea ib . 99 . 11 • 18 SECTION II . CHEMISTRY . * I . Parcels containing Transcripts from Alchemical authors * II . Papers on Alchemy * III .
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LETTERS . I. Correspondence with Oldenburg II . Correspondence with Collins and Wallis III . Letters of A. Storer to Dr Babington and to Newton IV . Correspondence with Flamsteed V. Letters of Gregory to Newton VI .
LETTERS . I. Correspondence with Oldenburg II . Correspondence with Collins and Wallis III . Letters of A. Storer to Dr Babington and to Newton IV . Correspondence with Flamsteed V. Letters of Gregory to Newton VI .
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Letters and Memoranda relating to Newton after his death . 54 * SECTION XIII . Papers on Newton's family matters and on the Mint 55 * SECTION XIV . Books and Papers not by Newton 55 * SECTION XV . Complimentary Letters to Newton from ...
Letters and Memoranda relating to Newton after his death . 54 * SECTION XIII . Papers on Newton's family matters and on the Mint 55 * SECTION XIV . Books and Papers not by Newton 55 * SECTION XV . Complimentary Letters to Newton from ...
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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. 1 Baily's Flamsteed p . 145 . 1 See Gerhardt , Mathem .
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. 1 Baily's Flamsteed p . 145 . 1 See Gerhardt , Mathem .
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Now among the Newton papers we have found the draft of a letter to a correspondent at Oxford , no doubt Professor David Gregory , in which Newton gives a clear explanation of his method , which is very simple and ingenious .
Now among the Newton papers we have found the draft of a letter to a correspondent at Oxford , no doubt Professor David Gregory , in which Newton gives a clear explanation of his method , which is very simple and ingenious .
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