The Development of Newton's Principia During 1685: A Variorum Translation of De motu Corporum, Liber Secundus

Author:   George E. Smith ,  Riccardo Strobino ,  Anne Whitman
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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9783032150561


Pages:   142
Publication Date:   12 April 2026
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The Development of Newton's Principia During 1685: A Variorum Translation of De motu Corporum, Liber Secundus


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This book provides the first variorum translation into English of Isaac Newton’s De motu corporum in gyrum, from the 1685 manuscript at Cambridge University Library (UCL Add. 3990). It offers a unique perspective on the development of Newton’s views on a number of critical issues before the publication of the first edition of the Principia in 1687. The book fills a critical gap in Newton scholarship. The translation deliberately reflects the vocabulary and syntax of Newton’s Latin as closely as possible, enabling the reader to track the text in the manuscript almost word-by-word, including the ubiquitous inserts and deletions that show where and how Newton changes his mind or struggles with the formulation of a point.

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Author:   George E. Smith ,  Riccardo Strobino ,  Anne Whitman
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:  

9783032150561


ISBN 10:   3032150566
Pages:   142
Publication Date:   12 April 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface.- Introduction.- De motu Corporum, Liber Secundus: A Variorum Translation.- Notes on Newton’s Latin Vocabulary.- Appendix 1: “De motu corporum in mediis regulariter cedentibus” (pre Liber Secundus).- Appendix 2: De motu Corporum, Liber Primus (pre Liber Secundus).- Appendix 3: A Disconnected Fragment from Liber Primus (pre Liber Secundus).- Appendix 4: “De motu Corporum, Definitiones” (post Liber Secundus).- Appendix 5: De motu Corporum, Liber Primus (post Liber Secundus).- De Motu Corporum, Liber Secundus: An Article-by-Article Commentary.

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Riccardo Strobino, Tufts University George E. Smith, Tufts University

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