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Newton's reworking of Principia, Book II, Proposition X, following Bernoulli's critique, c October 1712 (Probably written after ff.200-201.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3965.12: 219-220

Scope and Contents

219v and 220v filled out from f.200v. This is the document in which Newton finally arrives at the correct solution.

Dates

  • Creation: c October 1712 (Probably written after ff.200-201.)

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.Sec12.219,r.tif Add.3965.Sec12.219,v.tif Add.3965.Sec12.220,r.tif Add.3965.Sec12.220,v.tif

Bibliography

M.P. VIII, 1.6, pp.330-337; appendix 2, pp.398-401.

Repository Details

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