Newton (Sir Isaac) Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 3 vol. in 4 (vol.3 in 2 parts), first 'Jesuit's' edition, half-titles in vol.1 & 2, titles in red and black with engraved vignettes, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, woodcut diagrams throughout, some browning, mostly light, occasional spotting, 4D4 in vol.4 with marginal tear, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, spines in compartments and with red morocco label, vol.1 head of spine chipped, vol.2 head of spine repaired with loss of gilt, all vol. rubbed and scuffed, [Babson 30; Wallis 13], 4to, Geneva, Barrillot & Filii, 1739-1742. ⁂ First 'Jesuit's edition'. '...valued for its copious commentary. It also contains in Vol.III...important pieces which were awarded the prize of the French Academy in 1724 for solving the problem of the motion of the tides from the theory of gravity...These represent all that was done on the theory of tides between the publication of Newton's Principia and the investigations of Laplace.' (Babson)..
Newton (Sir Isaac) Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 3 vol. in 4 (vol.3 in 2 parts), first 'Jesuit's' edition, half-titles in vol.1 & 2, titles in red and black with engraved vignettes, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, woodcut diagrams throughout, some browning, mostly light, occasional spotting, 4D4 in vol.4 with marginal tear, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, spines in compartments and with red morocco label, vol.1 head of spine chipped, vol.2 head of spine repaired with loss of gilt, all vol. rubbed and scuffed, [Babson 30; Wallis 13], 4to, Geneva, Barrillot & Filii, 1739-1742. ⁂ First 'Jesuit's edition'. '...valued for its copious commentary. It also contains in Vol.III...important pieces which were awarded the prize of the French Academy in 1724 for solving the problem of the motion of the tides from the theory of gravity...These represent all that was done on the theory of tides between the publication of Newton's Principia and the investigations of Laplace.' (Babson)..
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