A catalogue of the Portsmouth collection of books and papers written by or belonging to Sir Isaac Newton : the scientific portion of which has been presented by the Earl of Portsmouth to the University of Cambridge

By

Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727

Luard, Henry Richards, 1825-1891 , inscriber.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Cambridge, University Press, 1888

Notes

The catalogue "divides itself (excluding the correspondence) into the heads of mathematics, chemistry and alchemy, chronology, history and theology. Many of the mathematical papers contain Newton's preparations for the Principia".

Preface signed: H. R. Luard, G. G. Stokes, J. C. Adams, and G. D. Liveing. Appendix to the preface contains a few extracts from Newton's papers.

With 32 pp. of advertisements at end.

Subjects

1642-1727 , 1825-1891 , Archives , Bibliography , Catalogs , Earl of, , Great Britain , Library , Manuscripts , Newton, Isaac, , Portsmouth, Isaac Newton Wallop, , Private libraries , Science , Sir,

Call Number

Q143.N5 Z5n

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.28102
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/02021432
OCLC: 2431893