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The Optical Papers of Isaac Newton 2 Volume Hardback Set

The Optical Papers of Isaac Newton 2 Volume Hardback Set

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Series: Optical Papers of Isaac Newton

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ISBN10: 1108954227
ISBN13: 9781108954228
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Feb 25 2021
Pages: 1080
Weight: 5.90
Height: 2.80 Width: 7.70 Depth: 11.60
Language: English
This complete edition of Newton's optical papers contains two volumes: the first details his Optical Lectures, delivered at Cambridge University between 1670 and 1672, while the second documents the evolution of the Opticks, the most influential optical and experimental work of the eighteenth century. The Lectures is Newton's first major scientific treatise, and represents a crucial link between his early years of discovery and his mature publications. The complete text of both surviving versions of the Lectures, an early version and a vastly expanded revision, is included here, together with translation and commentary. The second volume opens with the first edition of the Opticks (1704) and the first draft in Latin. The manuscripts of the queries that Newton added to the Latin translation in 1706 and the second English edition (1717) follow this, accompanied by shorter manuscripts, copious notes and commentary. This is an essential resource for the study of Newtonian science.

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