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Newton's preliminary work following Bernoulli's critique of Principia Book II Proposition X, together with notes on coinage, history and other subjects, September 1712 (Date refers to the section on Principia - other parts may have different dates.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3965.10: 109

Scope and Contents

Continued on f.103r.

Dates

  • Creation: September 1712 (Date refers to the section on Principia - other parts may have different dates.)

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

1 folio(s) (f.1 [folio] paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

Add.3965.Sec10.109,r.tif Add.3965.Sec10.109,v.tif

Bibliography

M.P. VIII, 1.6, Appendix 2, pp.391-395. Recto reproduced in A.R. and M.B. Hall, "Unpublished Scientific Papers of Isaac Newton" (Cambridge, 1962,) Plate III. See also I.B. Cohen, "Introduction to Newton's Principia" (Cambridge, 1971,) p.100.

Repository Details

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