The Optical Papers of Isaac Newton 2 Volume Hardback Set
Published on 25. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
1080 pages
978-1-108-95422-8 (ISBN)
Description
This complete edition of Newton's optical papers contains two volumes: the first details his Optical Lectures, delivered at Cambridge University between 1670 and 1672, while the second documents the evolution of the Opticks, the most influential optical and experimental work of the eighteenth century. The Lectures is Newton's first major scientific treatise, and represents a crucial link between his early years of discovery and his mature publications. The complete text of both surviving versions of the Lectures, an early version and a vastly expanded revision, is included here, together with translation and commentary. The second volume opens with the first edition of the Opticks (1704) and the first draft in Latin. The manuscripts of the queries that Newton added to the Latin translation in 1706 and the second English edition (1717) follow this, accompanied by shorter manuscripts, copious notes and commentary. This is an essential resource for the study of Newtonian science.
Reviews / Votes
'Shapiro's magnificent edition will remain a precious tool for anyone working on Newton's thought and times.' Niccolo Guicciardini, Metascience 'These two volumes are the fruit of a formidable body of meticulous scholarly research into Newton's surviving optical writings by Alan E. Shapiro, extending back over many years ... I warmly congratulate Professor Shapiro on his splendid achievement, over many years, in finally laying before us the contents of Newtons Optical Papers.' Allan Chapman, The ObservatoryMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 295 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 71 mm
Weight
2676 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-95422-8 (9781108954228)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Volume 1: Introduction; Synopsis of the Lectiones opticae and Optica and their major differences; Concordance of article numbers; Lectiones opitcae: Optica: Part I. The Refractions of Light Rays: 1. The refrangibility of rays differs; 2. The measure of refractions; 3. The refractions of planes; 4. The refractions of curved surfaces; Part II. The Origin of Colors: 5. The doctrine of colors is set forth and proved by prismatic experiments; 6. Various phenomena of colors; Bibliography; Index; Volume 2: 1. Introduction; 2. First edition of the Opticks; 3. Fundamentum Opticae (The Foundation of Optics); 4. Additions to Optice; 5. Queries 17-31 for the second English edition of the Opticks (1717); Bibliography; Index.