HENRY SOTHEKAN & CO., 140, STRAND, W.C, AND 43, PICCADILLY, W. 6J7 



Minor Works, continued: — 

 12)82 NEWTON (Sir Isaac, p.r.s.' La Methode des Fluxions, et des Suites Infinies [traduite 

 par Jean Louis Leclerc, Comte DE Buffon] ; icith diagrams^ 4to. French boards (rare). Via Qd 



de Bare l'aiiu\ 1740 



12583 Another Copy, old calf {binding damaged), with itiscr. as below. Us 6d 



' Taken out of a Frencli Ship which was captured by Capt. John Rogers, Dover, Comiaaiuier of the (Irand Faulkner, 

 (luring the late French War.' — MS. Note in pencil on title. 



Buff jn's translation (the translator was unknown to Barbier) was made from Colson'.s English translation, but contains 

 neither his preface nor the commentary. It includes however a very interesting preface by Button himself (pp. "28), in 

 which he maintains, in opposition to the opinion of the majority of the mathematicians of his own country, that Newton 

 is the sole and only inventor of the calculus ('on denieura convaiucu que Newton s»*ul est Tauteur de ces merveilleux 

 calcuLs' [jj. VI of Tpr if ace]). 



12534 De MuNDi Systemate, editio princeps; with 2 folding plates, 4to. contemporary calf 



gilt {one joint cracked^ but a sound copy) ; rare, 12* %d 



Londini, inipensis Tonson, Osborn et Longman, 1728 



This scfrrifi to he a very ran- edition, that of 1731 being generally considered the tirst Latin one. The latter only is nien- 

 tionetl in Gray's ' Bibliography of Newton '. 



Prof, de Morgan's doubts as to Newton's authorship of this work were dispelled by Edleston in his Corresponds nee. It 

 was originally meant to form the third book of the Prineipia. 



12585 Treatise of the System of the World, translated into Ensjlish, printed on stout paper, 



a-ith 2 plates and diagrams, 8vo. old panelled calf Qs Qd 172S 



The tirst English edition, containing an interesting preface (pp. 22), which was left out in the later ones. 



12586 Tables for Renewing and Purchasing the Leases of Cathedral-Churches and 



('olleges, according to several Rates of Interest, with their Construction and Use explained ; 

 also Tables for Renewing and Purchasing the Leases of Land or Houses, etc. etc., with the 

 Value of Church and College Leases consider'd ; sixth Edition, with Tables of Interest exactly 

 computed at 3, oh, 4, and 5 p. C, with other useful Tables, 12mo. old calf (joints cracked), 5s 1742 



12587 Seventh Edition, 12mo. old sheep (binding worn and joints cracked), 5s 1758 



Although generally attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, it is very doubtful whether this work, which is not included in 

 Horsley's edition, was ever written by him. 



12588 Two Treatises of the (Quadrature of Curves, and Analysis by Equations of an 



Infinite Number of Terms, explained; containing the Treatises translated into English, with 

 large Commentary, etc. etc., by John Stewart, Prof. Mathematicks, Aberdeen ; f.r.s., toith 

 diagrams, 4to. cl., or, old calf (rare), I5s 1745 



Tlie only English translation of the ' Tractatus de Qaadratura Curvarum' and ' Analysis per Quantitatum Series '. It 

 contains moreover a copious commentary. 



12589 , Thirteen Letters from, as Representative in Parliament of the University of Cam- 

 bridge, to John Covel, d.d., Vice-Chancellor, Master of Christ's College [with Notes by Dawson 

 Turner], withfs. letter, roy. 8vo. sewn (scarce)^ 5s Norwich, 1848 



Published by Daw.son Turner from the great collection of the Macro ilanuscripts. 



NEWTONIANA : 



12590 [ALGAROTTI (Francesco Conte di)] II Newtonianismo per le Dame, ovvero Dialoghi 

 sopra la Luce e i Colori, prima edizione ; with front, by Pitteri after Piazzetta (hand-coloured), 

 sm. 4to. old hf calf (back rubbed) ; rare, 10* 6rf NapoU, YlKl 



An interesting Italian popularisation of Newton. It was translated into English (by Elizabeth Cartkk) and into 

 French, and was unknown to Riccardi. 



' 11 se proposa de mettre a la portee des gens du monde les decouvertcs et. le systeme de Newton, comme Fontenelle y 

 avait mis les ccuvres de Descartes. II n'avait alors que :U ans. Ce livre fit beaucoup de bruit, et Ini titobtenir I'honneur 

 d ctre invito' par Maupertuis et Clairaut a les accompigner dans leurs expeditions scientiliques.' — Bingr. Oen. 



12591 BLOCH (Leon) La Philosophie de Newton, 8vo. (pp. 644), sewn, 5s Qd (p. F. 10 nett) 1908 



12592 BREWSTER (Sir David, f.r.s.) The Life of Sir Isaac Newton, with portrait by W.C. 

 Edwards after Kneller, and woodcuts, 12mo. cl. (cover damaged), 3* Qd 1831 



12593 Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, best 



edition, ivith 2 steel portraits, and woodcuts, 2 vols, larf^e 8vo. cl., uncut (SCARCE), lis Qd Edin., 1855 



12591 Another Copy, 2 vols. cl. (binding slightly worn, and fronts, and titles stamped), \5s 



12595 Another Copy^, 2 vols. cl. (wanting one portrait, also browned, and covers damaged) ^ 



10.9 Qd 



The chief authority on Newton's life. It contains appendixes of original papers, viz., letters from and to Newton, 'an 

 Hypothesis explaining the Properties of Lij/ht discoursed in my .several Papers ' ; Drawing and Measures of the Eye of a 

 f>heep, and Description of the Optic Nerves ; Notice of Prof. Cotes ; Newton's Directions to Dr. Bentley for studying? the 

 Princii>ia ; Newton's loth Query ; Draught Copies of the Scholium to Lemma II Hook 11; Table of Refractions sent to 

 Flamsteed ; ' De Metallo ad conliciendum Speculum Componendo et Fundendo", etc. etc. 



:12596 [BROUGHAM and VAUX (Henry Peter Lord, Lord Chancellor; F.R.S.)], Life of Sir 

 Isaac Newton [with Bibliography], 8vo. (pp. 40), sewn, 2? L. U.K. [1829] 



'Substantially a translation from the life in the 'Biographie Univer.selle', by M. Blot.' — P. 1. 



12597 , and Edward John ROUTH, Fellow of Peterhouse, f.r.s. : Analytical View 



of Sir Isaac Newton's Principia, with diagrams, 8vo. cl. (scarce), 7.s- Qd 1855 



' Explaining the connexion of the various parts of the Principia with each other, and with the preceding and subsequent 

 progress of tlie science.' — Preface. 



.12598 CATALOGUE of the Portsmouth Collection of Books and Papers, written hy, or 

 belonging to. Sir Isaac Newton, the Scientific Portion of which has been presented by the Earl 

 OF Portsmouth to the University of Cambridge, with diagrams, 8vo. cl. (o. p.). 4? 



Univ. Press, Cambridge, 1888 

 This is the great mass of Newton's papers which came at his death into the hands of Mr. Conduitt, who married 

 Catherine Barton, Newton's niece, and eventually into those of Lord Portsmouth at llurstbourne. They were inspected 

 and Ignored by Bp. Ilorsley, and but little used by Sir David Brewster. 



The above valuable volume has preface and appendix to preface by H. R. Luard, pr., Sir G. Gabriel Stokes, J. Couch 

 . Adams, and Gi, D. Liveixq, ff.r.s.* 



