Isaac Newton's OPTICAL LECTURES-1670-72/Physics/Optics/History of Science/HB/DJ

Description: A COLLECTION OF NEWTON'S LECTURES ON OPTICSTHE OPTICAL PAPERS OF ISAAC NEWTON, Volume I THE OPTICAL LECTURES 1670-1672Edited by Alan E. Shapiro1984 Cambridge UP edition, illustrated. Near fine condition.Description: Isaac Newton; Edited by Alan Shapiro THE OPTICAL PAPERS OF ISAAC NEWTON, VOLUME 1, The Optical Lectures 1670-1672 New York:Cambridge University Press, 1984, 10 x 7 in., 627 pp. Illustrated. Condition: Hardbound in blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Original pictorial dustjacket. Former owner's bookplate (Copernicus scholar Owen Gingerich) inside front cover. Dustjacket slightly worn; otherwise book is in near fine condition--clean, crisp, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. Information: An important collection of lectures by Newton on optics, translated into English along with the original Latin. From the publisher's blurb: This first volume of a planned three-volume complete edition of Newton's optical papers contains his Optical Lectures, delivered at Cambridge University between 1670 and 1672. For his inaugural lectures as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, Newton chose to draw upon his recent extensive series of investigations and expound, in all its ramifications, his revolutionary new theory that sunlight consists of rays of different color, each unequally refracted. It is in the Optical Lectures that he presents his most comprehensively developed mathematical and experimental account of his theory of color and refraction. The Lectures is Newton's first major scientific treatise, and consequently it represents a crucial link between his early years of discovery and his mature investigations and publications, such as the Opticks of 1704. It is divided into two parts. In the part devoted to color, Newton demonstrates his new theory with a large number of often ingenious experiments, and then he applies that theory to explain a variety of phenomena, such as the colors produced by prisms. In the part devoted to refraction, Newton first describes various ways to measure the refractions of fluids and solids, and then he attempts to develop a mathematical theory of refraction dispersion, which makes some significant contributions to geometrical optics. This edition publishes for the first time the complete text, together with translation and commentary, of both 'surviving versions of the Lectures, a draft and a vastly expanded revision. Until now scholars have had to depend on an uncritical text of the revision and an inadequate partial English translation, both published shortly after Newton's death. Professor Shapiro's critical edition of this important work will accordingly be of great value to the study of Newtonian science. VISIT MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST(Click This Link)All reasonable offers will be considered. Please inquire about discounts for purchases of multiple items. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Shipping: Free media rate shipping in US. Higher international postage as appropriate (See the Shipping and Payment tab on this listing for an estimate and contact us before bidding if you have questions). We make every attempt to describe items clearly and completely. Please read our listings carefully, inspect posted images of the item, and let us know if you have any questions before you bid. All buyers must pay according to Ebay policies. If you have any questions about this, please email me. International bidders should contact me for a quote on shipping before bidding. Whenever possible, international shipping will be via Ebay Standard International Delivery. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.

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