Newton's reworking of Principia, Book II, Proposition X, following Bernoulli's critique, Autumn 1712
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3965.12: 190-191
Scope and Contents
There is some evidence to suggest that this is the version of the solution that Newton originally intended to transmit to Bernoulli (see M.P. ff.339-340.) It is amended in Newton's hand in the usual manner.
Dates
- Creation: Autumn 1712
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
2 folio(s) (ff.2 [folio] paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Add.3965.Sec12.190,r.tif Add.3965.Sec12.190,v.tif Add.3965.Sec12.191,r.tif
Bibliography
M.P. VIII, I.6, ff.338-346.
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