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NEWTON, Sir Isaac (1642-1727). The Method of Fluxions and Infinite Series; with its Application to the Geometry of Curve-Lines. Translated by John Colson (1680-1760). — John COLSON. A Perpetual Comment upon the foregoing Treatise. London: Henry Woodfall for John Nourse, 1736.
4° (246 x 190mm). Engraved frontispiece, woodcut diagrams, woodcut initials, head-and tailpices, errata on [T]2r. (Frontispiece and title lightly spotted, one or two spots throughout.) Contemporary sprinkled calf (skilfully rebacked with old spine relaid, upper corners repaired, lightly rubbed). Provenance: St Peter’s College Library (booklabel on pastedown) — South-West Essex, Technical College and School of Art (stamp on title, B3, P1, 2D3, 2R1, 2X2) — two shelf marks in manuscript (title).
FIRST EDITION. Newton's Methodus Fluxionum was originally prepared in 1671, but remained unpublished until this English translation by John Colson. In it he presents a method of determining the magnitudes of finite quantities by the velocities of their generating motions. At the time of its preparation, it was Newton's most complete exposition of the fundamental problem of the calculus, in which he presented his successful general method. Newton prepared this treatise for the use of learners just before his death and entrusted the Latin manuscript to Henry Pemberton, who never published it. The original text was not published in Latin until 1779. Babson 171; Norman 1595; Wallis 232.
4° (246 x 190mm). Engraved frontispiece, woodcut diagrams, woodcut initials, head-and tailpices, errata on [T]2r. (Frontispiece and title lightly spotted, one or two spots throughout.) Contemporary sprinkled calf (skilfully rebacked with old spine relaid, upper corners repaired, lightly rubbed). Provenance: St Peter’s College Library (booklabel on pastedown) — South-West Essex, Technical College and School of Art (stamp on title, B3, P1, 2D3, 2R1, 2X2) — two shelf marks in manuscript (title).
FIRST EDITION. Newton's Methodus Fluxionum was originally prepared in 1671, but remained unpublished until this English translation by John Colson. In it he presents a method of determining the magnitudes of finite quantities by the velocities of their generating motions. At the time of its preparation, it was Newton's most complete exposition of the fundamental problem of the calculus, in which he presented his successful general method. Newton prepared this treatise for the use of learners just before his death and entrusted the Latin manuscript to Henry Pemberton, who never published it. The original text was not published in Latin until 1779. Babson 171; Norman 1595; Wallis 232.
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