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‎Astronomiae Physicae & Geometricae Elementa. - [WITH THE FIRST PRINTING OF NEWTON'S ""LUNAE THEORIA"" AND THE FIRST UNVEILING OF NEWTON'S CALSSICAL SCHOLIA]‎

‎Oxoniae (Oxford), E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1702. Folio. Contemporary full calf, raised bands, rectangular blindtooled frames and central panel ""mirror"" on covers, Cambridge-style binding. leather at joints cracked, but cords intact so that covers not loose. Corners a bit bumped. Light wear to spine ends. Spine a bit rubbed. Pastedowns and flyleaves with browning. Title-page with large engraved vignette (Sheldon Theater). (12),494,(2) pp. With numerous textdiagrams. Very light browning to titlepage and a few marginal brownspots to last leaf, a fine clean copy, printed on good paper with wide margins.On the verso of the title-page is pasted the book plate of Sir William Baird of Newbaith. He habitually pasted his armorial bookplate on the verso of the title-pages of the books in his large and fine library.‎

‎First edition of the first text book of astronomy based on Newtonian principles. Apart from its importance in the remodeling of astronomy in conformity with physical theory, the work is of the utmost importance as a source book - it contains the FIRST PRINTING OF NEWTON'S PAPER ON LUNAR THEORY (""Lunae Theoria Newtoniana"", pp. 332-336) as well as the FIRST EXPOSITION OF NEWTON'S CLASSICAL SCHOLIA, which Newton himself considered an important part of his philosophy.Gregory, a Scottish mathematician, who taught at Edinburgh and Oxford, was one of Newton's closest friends and associates. Newton thought highly of his work and communicated for insertion it in his Lunar Theory. He also permitted Gregory to use the material of that which is known as his ""Classical Scholia"", which are incorporated into Gregory's preface. ""Newtonian scholars have long been aware of a set of draft Scholia to Propositions IV to IX of Book III of the ""Principia"". These were composed in the 1690's, as part of an unimplemented plan for a second edition of the work. Since they describe supposed anticipation of Newton's doctrines in the thought of Greco-Roman antiquity, they have been known as the 'classical' Scholia..... Newton's thoughts on these matters were not, however, kept completely concealed. HE PERMITTED DAVID GREGORY TO USE THE MATERIAL EXTENSIVELY in a long historical preface to his ""Astronomiae Physicae & Geometricae Elementa"" (1702), IF WITHOUT ATTRIBUTION. (It was also available to Maclaurin for his much later work)."" (McGuire & Rattansi in ""Newton and the Pipes of Pan"", 1966).""It was the first textbook composed on gravitational principles, and remodeling astronomy in conformity with physical theory. Newton thought highly of it, and communicated for insertion in it (p. 332)) his 'lunar theory', long the guide of practical astronomers in determining the Moon's motions. The discussion in the preface, in which the doctrine of gravitation was brought into credit on the score of its antiquity, likewise emanated from Newton."" (DNB).""His thick folio text on foundations of astronomy, Astronomiae...elementa (1702) is a well-documented but unimaginative attempt to graft the gravitational synthesis propounded in the first book and especially the third book of Newton's Principia onto the findings of traditional astronomy. While respected as a source book it is now chiefly remembered for the remarks by Newton on the prisca sapientia of the ancients and their ""knowledge"" of the inverse-square law of universal gravitation and for the Latin version of Newton's short paper on lunar theory which it reproduces."" (DSB).Babson No. 71. - Houzeau & Lancaster 9240.‎

‎La Methode des Fluxions, et des Suites Infinies Par le Chevalier Newton. (Translated by G. Louis Le Clerc, ount de Buffon). - [THE CALCULUS - THE INFINITESIMAL METHOD]‎

‎Paris, De Bure, 1740. 4to. Contemporary half calf, raised bands, richly gilt spine and and red speckled edges. Leather title-label to spine. Corners neatly repaired. Title in red/black. (2), III-XXX, (2) Errata, 148 pp., many diagrams. The ""Preface"" and the first 18 leaves of the text with a foxing to lower margin and right corners. The ""Preface"" is an historical account of Newton's method ""la sublime méthode"", written by Buffon. Without the leaf ""Extrait des Registres"".‎

‎The influential first French edition of Newton's important work, which constitutes the most extensive description of the mathematical method he used in his famous ""Principia"", the method of infinitesimals, which was already written about 1671, but not published until 1736, i.e. posthumously, with the title ""Method of Fluxions and Infinite Series..."". In this work ""Newton stated clearly the fundamental problem of the calculus: the relation of quantities being given, to find the relation of the fluxions of these, and conversely. In conformity with this problem and the new notation, Newton then gave examples of his method....In this book Newton introduced his characteristic notation and conceptions. He regarded his variable quantities as generated by the continuous motion of points, lines and planes, rather than as aggregates of infinitesimal elements, the view which had appeared in ""De analysi""...The rate of generation Newton called a ""fluxion"", designating it by means of a letter with a dot over it, a ""pricked letter"", the quantity generates he called a ""fluent"".( Boyer, The History of the Calculus.).Colson (in his preface to the first edition from 1736) says: ""I gladly embraced the opportunity that was put into my hands, of publishing this posthumous work, because I found it had been composed with that view and design. And that my own Country-men might first enjoy the benefit of this publication, I resolved upon giving it an English translation, with some additional remarks of my own, I thought it highly injurious to the memory and reputation of the real Author, as well as invidious to the glory of our own Nation, that so curious and useful a piece should be any longer suppress'd and confined to a few private hands, which ought to be communicated to all the learned World for general Instruction.It was through the French translations of his works that Newton came to play the seminal role as the most important of mathematicians that he did in France, and particularly the years around 1740, when the present work appeared in French for the first time were seminal to the scientific development in France, where the likes of Voltaire had only just made the nation acquinted with the work of the great mathematician. Gray No 236. Babson No 173.‎

‎Helmut Newton. Helmut Newton Portraits. Helmut Newton. Portraits (in English) ‎

‎Helmut Newton. Helmut Newton Portraits. Helmut Newton. Portraits (in English) In Russian /Helmut Newton (Khelmut Nyuton). Helmut Newton Portraits. Khelmut Nyuton. Portrety (na angliyskom yazyke). Tfoto. Series: Helmut Newton BERLIN SCHIRMERMOSEL 2008 248s. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbf5f91d8f99f85b66.‎

‎Helmut Newton. Helmut Newton Portraits. Helmut Newton. Portraits (in English).‎

‎Helmut Newton. Helmut Newton Portraits. Helmut Newton. Portraits (in English). In Russian /Helmut Newton (Khelmut Nyuton). Helmut Newton Portraits. Khelmut Nyuton. Portrety (na angliyskom yazyke). Series: Helmut Newton BERLIN SCHIRMERMOSEL 2016 248s. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb12bdbf439b9daa7e.‎

‎Astronomie physique ou principes généraux de la nature, appliqués au mécanisme astronomique et comparés aux principes de la philosophie de M. Newton.‎

‎Paris, Jombert, 1740.‎

‎ Première édition. Un ouvrage important dans l'histoire de l'introduction des théories de Newton en France. Il a été publié la même année que les "Institutions de physique" d'Emilie du Chatelet. En exposant la physique de Newton, Gamaches tente de concilier ces théories avec les tourbillons de Descartes. Etienne Simon de Gamaches (1672-1756) chanoine de Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, était aussi un astronome membre de l'Académie des Sciences. Illustré par 22 planches hors-texte dépliantes et 10 vignettes et culs de lampe, gravés sur cuivre par Cochin. Petits manques aux coiffes. Bel exemplaire, frais. /// In-4 de (8), XLVIII, 362, (14) pp., 22 planches h.-t. Veau marbré, dos à nerfs orné, tranches rouges. (Reliure de l'époque.) //// First edition. An important book in the history of the introduction of Newton's theories in France. It was published the same year as the "Institutions de physique" of Emilie du Chatelet. "Gamaches gives here nine dissertations on the nature and laws of movement, the principles of the philosophy of Newton, the theory of planets, etc., and a clarification of relative movement and Newtonian attraction." Babson, A descriptive catalogue of the works of Sir Isaac Newton. /// PLUS DE PHOTOS SUR WWW.LATUDE.NET‎