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NEWTON (ISAAC) The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy... Translated into English by A...
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NEWTON (ISAAC) The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy... Translated into English by Andrew Motte. To Which are Added, the Laws of the Moon's Motion, According to Gravity. By John Machin, 2 vol., first edition in English, engraved allegorical frontispiece in volume 1, 47 folding engraved plates, 2 folding letterpress tables, 3 engraved head-pieces by A. Motte, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, lacks 2 leaves of dedication, and frontispiece in volume 2, occasional light spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed, one cover detached [Babson 20; Wallis 23; cf.PMM 161], 8vo (190 x 120mm.), Benjamin Motte, 1729 Footnotes: FIRST EDITION OF THE PRINCIPIA IN ENGLISH. First published in Latin in 1687, followed by a second edition in 1713, this translation was made by Andrew Motte. He was the brother of the printer Benjamin Motte, and the author of A treatise of the Mechanical Powers (1727). 'The Principia is generally described as the greatest work in the history of science. Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler had certainly shown the way; but where they described the phenomena they observed, Newton explained the underlying laws' (PMM). Provenance: W. Topping, with inscription to him from Major Bonnevara, 12 July 1793 on blank recto of frontispiece; and name on both titles (struck through in volume 2); John H. ?Hartrey, inscription dated 1884 on both titles. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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NEWTON (ISAAC) The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy... Translated into English by Andrew Motte. To Which are Added, the Laws of the Moon's Motion, According to Gravity. By John Machin, 2 vol., first edition in English, engraved allegorical frontispiece in volume 1, 47 folding engraved plates, 2 folding letterpress tables, 3 engraved head-pieces by A. Motte, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, lacks 2 leaves of dedication, and frontispiece in volume 2, occasional light spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed, one cover detached [Babson 20; Wallis 23; cf.PMM 161], 8vo (190 x 120mm.), Benjamin Motte, 1729 Footnotes: FIRST EDITION OF THE PRINCIPIA IN ENGLISH. First published in Latin in 1687, followed by a second edition in 1713, this translation was made by Andrew Motte. He was the brother of the printer Benjamin Motte, and the author of A treatise of the Mechanical Powers (1727). 'The Principia is generally described as the greatest work in the history of science. Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler had certainly shown the way; but where they described the phenomena they observed, Newton explained the underlying laws' (PMM). Provenance: W. Topping, with inscription to him from Major Bonnevara, 12 July 1793 on blank recto of frontispiece; and name on both titles (struck through in volume 2); John H. ?Hartrey, inscription dated 1884 on both titles. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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