Isaac Newton’s Papers and Letters on Natural Philosophy and Related Documents

Published by Harvard University Press 1978

Isaac Newton’s Papers and Letters on Natural Philosophy and Related Documents

Second Edition

Edited by: I. Bernard Cohen
With contributions by: I. Bernard Cohen
In collaboration with: Robert E. Schofield

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674332737

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Cohen I. Bernard :

I. Bernard Cohen, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus, at Harvard University, is one of the founders of the modern study of the history of science.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface to the Second Edition I. BERNARD COHEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Preface to the First Edition I. BERNARD COHEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
I. General Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Newton's papers on the improvement of the telescope and on physical optics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
III. Newton on Chemistry, Atomism, the Æther, and Heat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
IV. Newton's Four Letters to Bentley, and the Boyle Lectures Related to Them Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
V. Halley and the Principia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
VI. The first biography of Newton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	425
Appendix ROBERT E. SCHOFIELD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	477
Bibliographical Notes Robert E. Schofield Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	492
Note on the Printing of Bentley's Sermons William B. Todd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	496
Supplement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	498
Notes on the Texts of Newton's Papers & Letters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	505
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	525

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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1978
Edition: 2nd ed. Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 18
- Main content: 540
Illustrations
- Other: illustrated
Keywords: Physics.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674332737

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1978
ISBN: 9780674332720