Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Newton Isaac (9 results)

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 2 Vols, pp.xl, 547 pages, 548-916 pages, Fine (As New) hardbacks in near fine dust-jackets [0521079608]. One of the best preserved sets you will find!

This is the highly regarded Harvard University Press 1972 facsimile edition of Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, assembled and edited by Alexandre Koyré and I. Bernard Cohen, with assistance from Anne Whitman. Considered one of the most important works in the history of science, Newton's Principia laid the foundations of classical mechanics and shaped the scientific revolution. This two-volume scholarly edition is notable for its detailed comparison with variant readings of the original 1726 third edition. A key reference for historians of science, physicists, and collectors alike. Condition: Used - Good. Two-volume hardcover set in olive-green dust jackets with gilt and black lettering. Both volumes clean and unmarked internally. Dust jackets show some wear, with minor chipping and rubbing along edges and light soiling; some tears present. Spines square, bindings firm. Overall a solid reading and reference set.

Condition: Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. facsimile of the Third Edition (1726). Two volumes. 916pp. Black Boards, Silver lettering. Except for a lower bumped corner on Volume 2, this is a fine, unmarked set of a facsimile of the Third Edition(1726) with variant readings. Diagrams throughout. Text is in Latin with a bibliography in English. Unclipped green, ruled jacket has creasing to the upper extremities of Volume one. Of great importance in the history of mathematics and philosophy, Principia Mathematica sparked interest in symbolic logic and advanced the subject by popularizing it; it showcased the powers and capacities of symbolic logic; and it showed how advances in philosophy of mathematics and symbolic logic could go hand-in-hand with tremendous fruitfulness. This is a photrographic reprint of the Third edition, which allows the reader to see all the changes that Newton introduced and to determne exactly how the last and definitive edition, published a few months before Newton's death, grew from earlier versions. Size: 8 1/2" x 11 1/4". Book.

Hardcover. Collector's Edition. Octavo, xxxix, 680 pages. In Very Good plus condition. Bound in red genuine leather, with gilt decoration; spine paneled with gilt titling; text block edges gilt, with silk moiré endpapers and bound-in ribbon bookmark. Small scuffs present in the corner of the rear board, near spine. Boards otherwise show negligible wear. Text block edges show very light scuffing and wear. Bookplate from former owner present on verso of front flyleaf. Shelved in Easton Press. 1405834. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Two Volume Set in original binding and dust jackets. DJ shows some wear, especially on Volume II (see pic). Not Ex-Lib. A photographic reprint of the third edition of Principia with the variant readings from seven other texts exhibited at the bottom of each page, this new edition presents Newton's mastery of his subject at three successive times (1685-1687, 1713, 1726). Harvard University Press, 1972. 2 volumes. 1st edition of 3rd edition facsimile.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Harvard University Press edition. 2 vol. Folio. [4], v-xl, [2], 1-547, [3]; [7], 548-916 pp. Black cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Isaac Newton, taken from the 1726 edition of Newton's Principia. Also illustrated with 67 in-text diagrams, from the original editions. The text and illustrations are reproduced here from the first three published editions of Newton's Principia. Assembled and edited by Alexandre Koyré and I. Bernard Cohen with the assistance of Anne Whitman. Pressler, Printing in the Mind of Man (PMM) 96. According to PMM, "The Principia is generally described as the greatest work in the history of science . [providing] the great synthesis of the cosmos, proving finally its physical unity". Newton's work provided the last blow to the Aristotelian view of the universe, present and dominant through the medieval period and into the Renaissance. The book was a great catalyst for the Scientific Revolution. This edition allows the reader to see how Newton's work evolved over time, from the manuscript draft of the first edition between 1685 and 1687 to the release of the third edition in 1726. The textual variations are displayed, with other variant readings taken from surviving manuscripts. The front flap refers to this publication as a photographic reprint of the third edition, with the variant readings from the seven other sources at the bottom of each page. Thus the reader can easily observe Newton's changes. The appendices provide a bibliography of the Principia, information on the contributions of Roger Cotes and Henry Pemberton, and a complete table of contents for the third edition. A beautiful example of this important and comprehensive edition of one of the great works of science. A private person's stamp on the front pastedown of each volume; a small blemish to volume one's jacket's front panel.

Two volumes. 4to. xl, (ii), 547, (1); (vi), (548)-916 pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered red spine panels, dust jackets. Minor spotting to the white rear panels, a little more internally and to the edges, an attractive set.