CONTENTS. 



PKEFACE . . . . . ix 



APPENDIX TO PREFACE , . . . . xxi 



CATALOGUE. 

 SECTION I. 



PAGE 



MATHEMATICS. 



I. Early papers by Newton ........ 1 



II. Elementary Mathematics . ...... . . .2 



III. Fluxions . . , '..... . . . ib. 



IV. Enumeration of Lines of the Third Order ... . . ib. 

 V. On the Quadrature of Curves . ' . . . . : .3 



VI. Papers relating to Geometry . . . . ' . , . . . ib. 



VII. Miscellaneous Mathematical subjects . . '. . . .4 



VIII. Papers connected with the' Principia.' A. General . . . ib. 



IX. B. Lunar Theory . . 5 



X. C. Mathematical Problems 6 



XI. Papers relating to the dispute respecting the invention of 



Fluxions . . . . . . . '. . . . ib. 



XII. Astronomy . . *. . ... . .. .'. 9 



XIII. Hydrostatics, Optics, Sound, and Heat . . . . . ib. 



XIV. Miscellaneous copies of Letters and Papers . . ... .10 



XV. Papers on finding the Longitude at Sea ib. 



SECTION II. 



CHEMISTRY. 



*I. Parcels containing Transcripts from Alchemical authors . . 11 



*II. Papers on Alchemy .... .... 18 



*III. Books on Alchemy . ...... 19 



IV. Notes of Experiments . . . . . . . . ib. 



V. Miscellaneous Notes . r 20 



VI. A MS. Note-book ' . .2] 



* These have been returned to Lord Portsmouth. 



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