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Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 3 vol., first 'Jesuit's' edition, titles in red and black with engraved vignette, illustrations and diagrams, in quarto (4to)
Usual minor damp-staining and foxing, old ink stamp to titles, contemporary sheep, original hardcover, spines gilt, worn, Geneva, 1739-42.
The Jesuit edition is based on the third edition of Newton's Principia (1687), by the minim frias Thomas Le Seur (1703-1770), François Jacquier (1711-1788), both of whom were French priests, and Jean-Louis Calandrini (1703-1758), a Swiss mathematician. This edition includes several commentaries, explanations and addendums to the Principia that did not originate with Newton. The editors of the "Jesuit Edition", made use of the formalism developed by Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), outlined in his work Mechanica (1736), to rewrite Principia's propositions into differential equations.Notably, the commentators "1) explain Newton's propositions in a clearer manner than Newton did; 2) translate the… Read More

Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, third edition, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, some foxing and soiling, contemporary calf, joints and corners worn, 4to, William & John Innys, 1726.This edition was edited by Henry Pemberton and Sir Isaac Newton wrote a preface with new edits, just one year before he passed away in 1727. This third edition printed in London is the very basis of all subsequent printings of the Principia and a true history existing through time.One out of 1250 copies printed and with complete pagination, this copy is a remarkable and rare book in the history of science.