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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10 ib . SECTION II . CHEMISTRY . * I . Parcels containing Transcripts from Alchemical authors * II . Papers on Alchemy * III . Books on Alchemy IV . Notes of Experiments V. Miscellaneous Notes VI . A MS . Note - book 11 18 19 ib .
10 ib . SECTION II . CHEMISTRY . * I . Parcels containing Transcripts from Alchemical authors * II . Papers on Alchemy * III . Books on Alchemy IV . Notes of Experiments V. Miscellaneous Notes VI . A MS . Note - book 11 18 19 ib .
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IT : T has been long known that Sir Isaac Newton left , at his death , a large mass of papers , consisting partly of copies of his works written out or corrected for the press , partly of notes relating to the various subjects in which ...
IT : T has been long known that Sir Isaac Newton left , at his death , a large mass of papers , consisting partly of copies of his works written out or corrected for the press , partly of notes relating to the various subjects in which ...
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These , however , are comparatively few , and not of much interest , with the exception of a short note from Newton's mother , written to him when a boy at College . Although till the present time the papers have never been thoroughly ...
These , however , are comparatively few , and not of much interest , with the exception of a short note from Newton's mother , written to him when a boy at College . Although till the present time the papers have never been thoroughly ...
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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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He has left , however , notes of a number of his own chemical experiments made at various dates between 1678 and 1696. Some of these are quantitative . Those of most interest relate to alloys . He mentions several easily fusible alloys ...
He has left , however , notes of a number of his own chemical experiments made at various dates between 1678 and 1696. Some of these are quantitative . Those of most interest relate to alloys . He mentions several easily fusible alloys ...
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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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