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This book provides the first variorum translation into English of Isaac Newton s De motu corporum in gyrum, from the 1685 manuscript at Cambridge University Library (UCL Add. 3990).
It offers a unique perspective on the development of Newton s views on a number of critical issues before the publication of the first edition of the Principia in 1687.
The book fills a critical gap in Newton scholarship. The translation deliberately reflects the vocabulary and syntax of Newton s Latin as closely as possible, enabling the reader to track the text in the manuscript almost word-by-word, including the ubiquitous inserts and deletions that show where and how Newton changes his mind or struggles with the formulation of a point.
List of contents
Preface.- Introduction.- De motu Corporum, Liber Secundus: A Variorum Translation.- Notes on Newton's Latin Vocabulary.- Appendix 1: "De motu corporum in mediis regulariter cedentibus" (pre Liber Secundus).- Appendix 2: De motu Corporum, Liber Primus (pre Liber Secundus).- Appendix 3: A Disconnected Fragment from Liber Primus (pre Liber Secundus).- Appendix 4: "De motu Corporum, Definitiones" (post Liber Secundus).- Appendix 5: De motu Corporum, Liber Primus (post Liber Secundus).- De Motu Corporum, Liber Secundus: An Article-by-Article Commentary.
About the author
Riccardo Strobino
, Tufts University
George E. Smith
, Tufts University
Summary
This book provides the first variorum translation into English of Isaac Newton’s
De motu corporum in gyrum
, from the 1685 manuscript at Cambridge University Library (UCL Add. 3990).
It offers a unique perspective on the development of Newton’s views on a number of critical issues before the publication of the first edition of the
Principia
in 1687.
The book fills a critical gap in Newton scholarship. The translation deliberately reflects the vocabulary and syntax of Newton’s Latin as closely as possible, enabling the reader to track the text in the manuscript almost word-by-word, including the ubiquitous inserts and deletions that show where and how Newton changes his mind or struggles with the formulation of a point.
