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THE MATHEMATICAL PAPERS OF ISAAC NEWTON
VOLUME 4, 1674-1684 |
| Volume: |
v. 4 |
| By: |
Sir Isaac Newton, D.T. Whiteside (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521045835 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521045834 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
29 September, 2007 |
| Series: |
The Mathematical Papers of Sir Isaac Newton |
| Pages: |
722 |
| Description: |
This volume reproduces the texts of a number of important, yet relatively minor papers. |
| Synopsis: |
This volume reproduces the texts of a number of important, yet relatively minor papers, many written during a period of Newton's life (1677-84) which has been regarded as mathematically barren except for his Lucasian lectures on algebra (which appear in Volume V). Part 1 concerns itself with his growing mastery of interpolation by finite differences, culminating in his rule for divided differences. Part 2 deals with his contemporary advances in the pure and analytical geometry of curves. Part 3 contains the extant text of two intended treatises on fluxions and infinite series: the Geometria Curvilinea (c. 1680), and his Matheseos Universalis Specimina (1684). A general introduction summarizes the sparse details of Newton's personal life during the period, one - from 1677 onwards - of almost total isolation from his contemporaries. A concluding appendix surveys highlights in his mathematical correspondence during 1674-6 with Collins, Dary, John Smith and above all Leibniz. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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