An account of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophical discoveries - MacLaurin, Colin

•Author: MacLaurin, Colin

•Edition: first 1748

•Publisher: Printed for the author's children: and sold by A. Millar, and J. Nourse, over against Catharine-Street in the Strand; G. Hamilton and J. Balfour, and A. Kincaid at Edinburgh; J. Barry at Glasgow, and J. Smith at Dublin,

•Format: Collation: [8], xx,[20] 392 p., 6 plates ; 4to

•Binding: Full leather, original boards, spine + end papers replaced. In a purpose made solander box.

•Condition Text and plates: in near perfect condition slight discolouration to last few pages otherwise no loss and no tears to the six stilted plates   

•Bibliographic index: English Short Title Catalog (ESTC), T81914

•Description: Colin Maclaurin (1698–1746) was a leading Scottish mathematician and a key proponent of Newtonian physics in the Enlightenment. He was Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal Society.

This work is posthumous, edited and published by Patrick Murdoch from Maclaurin’s manuscript papers, and was printed to support Maclaurin’s children. It is amongst the most important early works meant to make Newton’s discoveries accessible to educated readers. It discusses optics, gravity, mechanics, and mathematics, placing Newton’s achievements in context and defending them from critics.

Additional Notes:

This copy matches the British Library copy including pages 20,21 misnumbered 21,20, contents in correct order.