Janus: The Portsmouth Collection

Manuscripts/MS Add.3958-4007 contains:
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MS Add.3960	Fluxions
MS Add.3961	Enumeration of Lines of the Third Order
MS Add.3962	On the Quadrature of Curves
MS Add.3963	Papers Relating to Geometry
MS Add.3964	Miscellaneous Mathematical Subjects
MS Add.3965	Papers Connected with the Principia (mostly holograph)
MS Add.3966	Papers Connected with the Principia on Lunar Theory
MS Add.3967	Papers Connected with the Principia - Mathematical Problems
MS Add.3968	Papers Relating to the dispute Respecting the Invention of Fluxions
MS Add.3969	Astronomy
MS Add.3970	Hydrostatics, Optics, Sound and Heat
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The Portsmouth Collection

Title	Papers Connected with the Principia (mostly holograph)
Reference	MS Add.3965
Covering Dates	1686–1725

Content and context

Early drafts of the Principia and related notes; additions, corrections and revisions to the Principia. This is the 'general' category: papers relating specifically to lunar theory or containing mathematical problems are classified separately.

Further information

See Isaac Cohen, Introduction to Newton's Principia (Cambridge, 1971,) pp.29-32 for general information on the collection.

Some of the papers have been printed in "The mathematical papers of Isaac Newton." edited by D.T. Whiteside, 8 vols (Cambridge, 1967-1981.) At lower levels, this has been abbreviated to "M.P."

Index Terms

Gravity

Mathematics

Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727) Knight, natural philosopher and mathematician

Halley, Edmond (1656-1742) astronomer

Manuscripts/MS Add.3958-4007/MS Add.3965 contains:

Add.3965:1

Propositions on Elliptic Motion.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.
paper.

1690

Add.3965:2

A fragment in which fluxions are employed in finding the Centripetal force in an Orbit.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1690

Add.3965:3

Propositions afterwards included in the Principia, but differently numbered.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1685

Add.3965:4

A small fragment (early) of the Principia.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1685

Add.3965:5

De Motu Corporum.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1684–1685

Add.3965:6

Propositiones De Motu Corporum.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1691–1695

Add.3965:7

Propositiones De Motu.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1684

Add.3965:8

Corrections to copy of Propositions on Motion forming probably an early draft of part of the Principia.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1690–1710

Add.3965:9

Proposed Corrections probably for 1st Edition of the Principia.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1686–1690

Add.3965:10

On the Resistance of fluids; account of Hauksbee's experiments, with Newton's deductions; chiefly rough notes.

c 1665-c 1750

Add.3965:11

Revision of the Principia. Notes relating to Calculation of orbits of Comets.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1690–1710

Add.3965:12

Additions and Corrections to 1st Edition of the Principia.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

c 1688-c 1712

Add.3965:13

Additions and Corrections to the 2nd Edition of the Principia.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1692–1726

Add.3965:14

Observations and Calculations about Comets.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727.

1680–1721

Add.3965:15

Draft of part of the Preface to the 1st Edition of the Principia: not quite as printed, in part fuller.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727.

1687

Add.3965:16

Preface and Preparations for 3rd Edition of the Principia.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

1724–1725

Add.3965:17

Very rough fragments relating to the Principia.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

c 1665-c 1727

Add.3965:18

Miscellaneous Calculations.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

c 1665-c 1727

Add.3965:19

Corrections to First Edition of the Principia.
Creator: Newton, Sir Isaac, Knight, 1642-1727, natural philosopher and mathematician.

c 1687-c 1712

Add.3965:20

Dr Halley's account of the Principia given to King James II.
Creator: Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742, astronomer.
paper.

1687