Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. (Commentaries and illustrations by Thomae Le Seur & Francisci Jacquier) First "Jesuit" edition

Sir Isaac Newton

Published by Genève, Barrillot et fils, 1739-1742, 1739

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Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 3 vol., first 'Jesuit's' edition, titles in red and black with engraved vignette, illustrations and diagrams, in quarto (4to) Usual minor damp-staining and foxing, old ink stamp to titles, contemporary sheep, original hardcover, spines gilt, worn,  Geneva, 1739-42. The Jesuit edition is based on the third edition of Newton s Principia (1687), by the minim frias Thomas Le Seur (1703-1770), François Jacquier (1711-1788), both of whom were French priests, and Jean-Louis Calandrini (1703-1758), a Swiss mathematician. This edition includes several commentaries, explanations and addendums to the Principia that did not originate with Newton. The editors of the Jesuit Edition , made use of the formalism developed by Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), outlined in his work Mechanica (1736), to rewrite Principia s propositions into differential equations. Notably, the commentators "1) explain Newton s propositions in a clearer manner than Newton did; 2) translate the properties given by Newton geometrically in more analytical terms; 3) sometimes explain the development of physics, based on Newton s discoveries, after Newton (Bussotti and Pisano, 2014a, 35-36). Le Seur, Jacquier and Calandrini accomplished these tasks magnificently.

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• Title: Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. (Commentaries and illustrations by Thomae Le Seur & Francisci Jacquier) First "Jesuit" edition
• Publisher: Genève, Barrillot et fils, 1739-1742
• Publication Date: 1739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good