Draft of a corollary to a 'Prop. XVIII' (not Prop. XVIII of any printed version of Principia), c 1685 (I.B. Cohen identifies it as originating before the first edition of Principia.)
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3965.10: 104-105
Scope and Contents
Apparently an early version of the Scholium Generale which concludes Sec. IV of the 1687 first edition of Principia but is moved to Sec. VI in the 1713 and 1726 editions.
Dates
- Creation: c 1685 (I.B. Cohen identifies it as originating before the first edition of Principia.)
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
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
2 folio(s) (ff.2 [folio] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Add.3965.Sec10.104,r.tif Add.3965.Sec10.104,v.tif Add.3965.Sec10.105,r.tif Add.3965.Sec10.105,v.tif
Bibliography
Discussed in I.B. Cohen, "Introduction to Newton's Principia" (Cambridge, 1971,) pp.100-104.
Repository Details
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