Newton, his Friends and his Foes (Variorum Collected Studies)

Over the last forty years Professor Hall has been a major contributor to the ’new view’ of Newton now generally accepted. Essentially this has derived from the bringing to light and examination of Newton’s vast, but long neglected legacy of manuscripts, and the first studies in this volume illustrate the wealth of information these provide on the earliest phases of his great discoveries in mathematics and science. In particular, they confirm the intensity and originality of Newton’s investigations before and through the ’anni mirabiles’ of 1665-66. Further papers then deal with his relations with contemporaries such as Hooke, Leibniz and Huyghens, again making extensive use of unpublished manuscript material, and with the developing influence of his work. Durant les quarante dernières années, le professeur Hall a été l’un des plus importants contributeurs à la nouvelle appréciation de l’oeuvre de Newton, qui est de nos jours la plus généralement acceptée. Ceci provient essentiellement de l’examen du vaste héritage de manuscrits laissés par Newton et très longtemps négligé; les premières études de ce volume illustrent la richesse d’informations contenues dans ceux-ci quant aux toutes premières phases de ses grandes découvertes dans le domaine des mathématiques et de le science. Ils confirment en particulier l’intensité et l’originalité des recherches de Newton avant et pendant les anni mirabiles de 1665-66. S’ajoutent à ceci plusieurs études, oÃ1 il est à nouveau fait grand usage de manuscrits inédits, traitant des rapports qu’il entretenait avec ses contemporains tels, Hooke, Leibniz et Huyghens, ainsi que de l’influence progressive de ses travaux. Over the last forty years Professor Hall has been a major contributor to the ‘new view’ of Newton now generally accepted. Essentially this has derived from the bringing to light and examination of Newton’s vast, but long neglected legacy of manuscripts, and the first studies in this volume illustrate the wealth of information these provide on the earliest phases of his great discoveries in mathematics and science. In particular, they confirm the intensity and originality of Newton’s investigations before and through the ‘anni mirabiles’ of 1665–66. Further papers then deal with his relations with contemporaries such as Hooke, Leibniz and Huyghens, again making extensive use of unpublished manuscript material, and with the developing influence of his work. Durant les quarante dernières années, le professeur Hall a été l’un des plus importants contributeurs la nouvelle appréciation de l’oeuvre de Newton, qui est de nos jours la plus généralement acceptée. Ceci provient essentiellement de l’examen du vaste héritage de manuscrits laissés par Newton et tr’s longtemps négligé; les premières études de ce volume illustrent la richesse d’informations contenues dans ceux-ci quant aux toutes premières phases de ses grandes découvertes dans le domaine des mathématiques et de le science. Ils confirment en particulier l’intensité et l’originalité des recherches de Newton avant et pendant les anni mirabiles de 1665-66. S’ajoutent ceci plusieurs études, oŁ1 il est nouveau fait grand usage de manuscrits inédits, traitant des rapports qu’il entretenait avec ses contemporains tels, Hooke, Leibniz et Huyghens, ainsi que de l’influence progressive de ses travaux. Cover 1 Series 3 Half Title 4 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 An Autobiographical Introduction 12 Acknowledgements 15 The Re-Discovery of Newton's Manuscripts 16 I Sir Isaac Newton's Note-book, 1661–1665 16 II Further Optical Experiments of Isaac Newton 28 III Newton on the Calculation of Central Forces 45 IV Newton's Chemical Experiments 56 Papers on the Principia 96 V Correcting the Principia 96 VI Newton's 'Mechanical Principles' 132 VII Newton's Theory of Matter 144 VIII Newton and his Editors 158 IX Beyond the Fringe: Diffraction as Seen by Grimaldi, Fabri, Hooke and Newton 183 Newton and the Royal Society 194 X Two Unpublished Lectures of Robert Hooke 194 XI Newton's First Book 206 XII Horology and Criticism: Robert Hooke 230 XIII Henry More and the Scientific Revolution 252 Newton and Europe 270 XIV Huygens and Newton 270 XV Le problème de la vitesse de la lumière dans l'oeuvre de Newton 286 XVI Leibniz and the British Mathematicians, (1673–1676) 302 XVII Newton in France: A New View 324 Index 342 Re-Discovery;,Historical,Journal;,Calculation,of,Central,Forces Re-Discovery,Historical Journal,Calculation of Central Forces Sixteen studies in English and one in French, examining Newton's programme of investigation and experiment, based on his neglected manuscripts. These consider his relations with contemporary scientists, including Hooke and Huyghens, and the developing influence of his theories.