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A stage in the revision of Principia Book I, c 1692

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3965.17: 635-636bis

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Fonds:

Early drafts of the Principia and related notes; additions, corrections and revisions to the Principia. This is the 'general' category: papers relating specifically to lunar theory or containing mathematical problems are classified separately.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1692

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

3 folio(s) (ff.3 [mixed] paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

Add.3965.Sec17.635,r.tif Add.3965.Sec17.635,v.tif Add.3965.Sec17.636,r.tif Add.3965.Sec17.636,v.tif Add.3965.Sec17.636bis,r.tif

Bibliography

M.P. VI, 3.3, pp.600-609. Isaac Cohen, "Introduction to Newton's Principia" (Cambridge, 1971,) pp.171-172.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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