Correspondence of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Cotes : including letters of other eminent men, now first published from the originals in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge; together with an appendix containing other unpublished letters and papers by Newton; with notes, synoptical view of the philosopher's life, and a variety of details illustrative of his history, by J. Edleston.
- Isaac Newton
- Date:
- 1850
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Correspondence of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Cotes : including letters of other eminent men, now first published from the originals in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge; together with an appendix containing other unpublished letters and papers by Newton; with notes, synoptical view of the philosopher's life, and a variety of details illustrative of his history, by J. Edleston. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![In minore Orbe motus Aphelii minor esset in triplicata ratione minoris distantise Lunas a Terra, & Fractio diminui deberet in eadem ratione. Et propter banc dirni- nutionem vis qua Luna retinetur in Orbe suo est ad vim eandem in superficie TerraB ut 1 ad D2 ^3 quamproxime, uti computum ineunti patebit] 1 should be glad to understand this place if it will not be too great a trouble to make it out to me. I do not at present so much as understand what it is that You assert. I am Sr Yr &c. LETTER XXVIII. COTES TO NEWTON. Sr. July 19th 1711 I wrote to You about a Month ago concerning the 48th Proposition of Yr second Book, & the last week I ordered the Printer to send You all the sheets which were printed off. If You have received these sheets You will perceive by ’em that the Press is now at a stand. But having no Letter from You I fear the sheets have miscarried. The Compositor dunn’s me every day, & I am forc’d to write to You again to beg Yr answer to my former Letter. I have received the last part* of Your Copy by Dr Bently. I have now read over and examined all the calculations of the former part which ends in ye 432rt page. I will write to You concerning it assoon as I receive Your answer to my last Letter. I am Sr. Yr &c. * Beginning' at p. 433, with part of Prop, xxiv., Lib. 3, and terminating at p. 510 with Prop, xi.ii. (end of 1st Ed.) Bentley returned to College on the 7th, (Rud’s Diary.)](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28738317_0158.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)