Lot 572
Newton, I.: Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Ed. ultima. 2 parts in 1 volume. Amsterdam 1723.
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€ 4.000
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€ 3.000
Lot:
572
Category:
Nature sciences, technology and medicine
Artist:
Isaac Newton
Newton, Isaac: Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Editio ultima. Cui accedit Analysis per Quantitatum series, fluxiones ac differentias cum enumeratione linearum tertii ordinis. Editio ultima. Amsterdam: Sumptibus Societatis 1723. 25 x 19 cm. With an engraved title vignette, a hand-engraved title vignette, 2 engraved double-page tables, 1 folded copperplate and numerous woodcuts in the text. 14 leaves, 484 pages; 4; 6 leaves, 107 pages. Leather binding with gilded back label and spine decor; simple fillet decoration with corner fleurons and a small central motif on the lids.
(Rubbed and bumped; leather partly split. The pages and endpapers are stained with glue; the edges on the left-hand side are damp.)
Gray 12. - A reprint of the 1714 Amsterdam edition on the theory of gravitation, here published for the first time with the *Analyses* included as an appendix. – With prefaces by Newton and Cotes (1682–1716), who were engaged in close scholarly debate, and, in this edition, with extensive additions and expansions to the chapters on lunar and cometary theory.
(Rubbed and bumped; leather partly split. The pages and endpapers are stained with glue; the edges on the left-hand side are damp.)
Gray 12. - A reprint of the 1714 Amsterdam edition on the theory of gravitation, here published for the first time with the *Analyses* included as an appendix. – With prefaces by Newton and Cotes (1682–1716), who were engaged in close scholarly debate, and, in this edition, with extensive additions and expansions to the chapters on lunar and cometary theory.