HENRY SOTHERAN & CO., 140, STRAND, W.C., AND 43, PICCADILLY, W. 627 

 MINOR WORKS, continued: 



12582 NEWTON (Sir Isaac, P.R.S.I La METHODE des FLUXIONS, et des SUITES INFINIES [traduite 

 par JEAN Louis LECLERC, COMTE DE BUFFON] ; with diagrams, 4to. French boards (rare), 12s Qd 



de Bare I'ai.nc, 1740 



12583 ANOTHER COPY, old calf (binding damaged), with inner, as below, 17s Qd 



'Taken out of a French Ship which was captured by Capt. John Rogers, Dover, Commander of the Grand Faulkner 

 during the late French War.' MS. Note in pencil on title. 



Butfjn'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 detneura con vaincu que' Newton sc;ul est 1'auteur de ces merveilleux 

 calculs ' [p. VI of preface]). 



125S4 De MUNDI SYSTEMATE, editio princepa; with 2 folding plates, 4to. contemporary calf 



gilt (one joint cracked, but a sound copy) ; RARE, 12s Qd 



Londini, impensis Tonson, Osborn et Longman, 1728 



This seems to be a very rare edition, that of 1731 being generally considered the first Latin one. The latter only is men- 

 tioned 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 Correspondence. It 

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



12585 TREATISE of the SYSTEM of the WORLD, translated into English, printed on stout paper, 



with 2 plates and diagrams, 8vo. old panelled calf, 6s Qd 1728 



The first 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 



COLLEGES, 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, 3, 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., with 

 diagrams, 4to. cl., or, old calf (rare), 15s 1745 



The only English translation of the ' Tractatus de Quadrature 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 Dawson Turner from the great collection of the Macro Manuscripts. 



NEWTONIANA : 



12590 [ALGAROTTI (Francesco Conte di)] II NEWTONIANISMO per le DAME, owero DIALOGHI 

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

 sm. 4to. oldhf. caff (back rubbed) ; rare, 10s Qd Napoli, 1737 



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

 French, and was unknown to Riccardi. 



'II se proposa de mettre a la portee des gens du monde les decouvertes et le systeme de Newton, comme Fontsnelle y 

 avait mis les oiuvres de Descartes. II n'avait alors que !U ans. Ce livre fit beaucoup de bruit, et lui fit obtenir 1'honneur 

 d etre invite par Maupertuis et Clairaut a les accompagner dans leurs expeditions scientifiques.' Biogr. Gen. 



12591 BLOCK (Leon) La PHILOSOPHIE de NEWTON, 8vo. (pp. 644), sewn, 5s Qd (p. F. 10 nett) 190S 



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), 3s Gd 1831 



12593 MEMOIRS of the LIFE, WRITINGS, and DISCOVERIES of SIR ISAAC NEWTON, BEST 



EDITION, with 2 steel portraits, and ivoodcuts, 2 vols. large 8vo. cl., uncut (SCARCE), 17s Qd Edin., 1855 

 12591 ANOTHER COPY, 2 vols. cl. (binding slightly worn, and fronts, and titles stamped), 15s 



12595 ANOTHER COPY, 2 vols. cl. (wanting one portrait, also browned, and covers damaged), 



10s Qd 



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

 Hypothesis explaining the Properties of Light discoursed in my several Papers ' ; Drawing and Measures of the Eye of a, 

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

 Principia; Newton's 15th Query ; Draught Copies of tlite Scholium to Lemma II Book II: Table of Refractions sent to 

 Hamsteed ; ' De Metallo ad conficienduin Speculum Componendo et Fundendo 1 , etc. etc. 



12596 [BROUGHAM and VATTX (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 ' Biographic Universelle', by M. Biot.' 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), Is Qd 1855 



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

 progress of the science.' Preface. 



.12598 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, with diagrams, 8vo. cl. (o. p.). 4s 



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 Hurstbourne. They were inspected 

 and Ignored by Bp. Horsley, 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 G. D. LIVEING, FF.R.S. 



