"Propositiones de Motu" [A Humphrey Newton transcription of De Motu Corporum], Autumn 1684
Scope and Contents
The unamended text is very similar to the two known contemporary transcripts of the putative fair copy sent to London in November 1684 and entered around early December in the Royal Society's Register Book (6: ff.218-234.) The other existing copy (Add. 3965.7: ff.63-70) was made by Edmund Halley, perhaps slightly earlier. The changes and revisions to the initial state were afterwards effected by Humphrey Newton in Add. 3965.7: 40-54.
Dates
- Creation: Autumn 1684
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Conditions Governing Access
Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/newton/1 with the exception of MS.Add.4007, which is open for consultation by holders of a Reader's Ticket valid for the Manuscripts Reading Room.
Extent
9 folio(s) (ff.9 [folio] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Add.3965.Sec7.55,r.tif Add.3965.Sec7.56,r.tif Add.3965.Sec7.57,r.tif Add.3965.Sec7.58,r.tif Add.3965.Sec7.59,r.tif Add.3965.Sec7.60,r.tif Add.3965.Sec7.61,r.tif Add.3965.Sec7.62,r.tif Add.3965.Sec7.62*,r.tif
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