Title page printed in red and black within double rule.įirst book of opticks - Second book of opticks - Enumeratio linearum tertii ordinis - Tractatus de quadratura curvarum.Ĭopy in Osler Room includes note written by Sir William Osler re Hooke's protests on the presentation of the 'Principia': 'Hooke's protests, on the presentation of the 'Principia' to the Royal Society, that 'he gave to Newton the first hint of this invention', evoked the scholium to the fourth proposition of the first book, admitting his anticipation of the law of inverse squares but Newton's irritation led him to suppress his 'Optics' until after Hooke's death' (D.N.B., xxvii, p.286) signed by Sir William Osler, Oxford, 1905 top edge of t.p. (Notes and records of the Royal Society of London, 21 (1966): 42-55), p. with shelf location of the Musgrave Library at Barnsley Park (Newton's library originally purchased by John Huggins, purchased from his family by James Musgrave and staying with his family after his death in 1778 (cf. James Musgrave, signed by the engraver 'B. additions and corrections contemporary panel calf, red leather spine label lettered in gilt, speckled red edges, rough-trimmed (rubbed, repaired) armorial bookplate of the Rev. Francis re this work and Newton's 'Optical lectures,' and clipping from sales catalogue re this workĬopy in Division of Rare Books sometimes cited as McGill MS 46: Newton's own copy with his extensive ms. Title page printed in red and black within double ruleĬopy in Osler Room includes note written by Sir William Osler re Hooke's protests on the presentation of the 'Principia': 'Hooke's protests, on the presentation of the 'Principia' to the Royal Society, that 'he gave to Newton the first hint of this invention', evoked the scholium to the fourth proposition of the first book, admitting his anticipation of the law of inverse squares but Newton's irritation led him to suppress his 'Optics' until after Hooke's death' (D.N.B., xxvii, p.286) signed by Sir William Osler, Oxford, 1905 top edge of t.p. , 144, 211, p., folded leaves of plates : ill.

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