CharlesWallace Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Jan 9, 2017 #1 Is there an original manuscript available? The first published edition is available online.
Nugatory Mentor Messages 15,549 Reaction score 10,815 Jan 9, 2017 #2 CharlesWallace said: Is there an original manuscript available? The first published edition is available online. Depending on what you want to find, the people at the University of Sussex's Newton Project may be able to help you.
CharlesWallace said: Is there an original manuscript available? The first published edition is available online. Depending on what you want to find, the people at the University of Sussex's Newton Project may be able to help you.
Nugatory Mentor Messages 15,549 Reaction score 10,815 Jan 10, 2017 #4 CharlesWallace said: What language was it written in? Same language as the title... Latin.
jtbell Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Homework Helper 2025 Award Messages 16,110 Reaction score 8,361 Jan 10, 2017 #5 Cambridge has Newton's own copy of the first printed edition, with extra blank pages for handwritten annotations and corrections for the second edition, e.g.: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-B-00039-00001/28 https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-B-00039-00001/29 Aha, he tweaked the Third Law for the second edition: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-B-00039-00001/49
Cambridge has Newton's own copy of the first printed edition, with extra blank pages for handwritten annotations and corrections for the second edition, e.g.: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-B-00039-00001/28 https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-B-00039-00001/29 Aha, he tweaked the Third Law for the second edition: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-B-00039-00001/49