Opticks, or, A treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light ; also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures.

Title: 
Opticks, or, A treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light ; also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures.

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Author/Artist: 
Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727.
Publisher: 
London : Printed for Sam. Smith, and Benj. Walford, printers to the Royal Society ... , 1704.
Description: 
[4], 144, 211 [i.e. 213], [1] p., [19] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. (4to)
Other Authors: 
Smith, Samuel, fl. 1681-1703, bookseller.
Walford, Benjamin, d. ca. 1710, bookseller.
Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Quadratura curvarum.
Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Enumeratio linearum tertii ordinis.
Format of Material: 
Books
Microform
Subjects: 
Optics Early works to 1800.
Geometry, Analytic Plane Early works to 1800.
Curves Rectification and quadrature Early works to 1800.
Bib ID: 
94325
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Location: 
Secured Stacks - Rare Books
Call Number: 
QC353.N56 1704 *
Location: 
Microforms
Call Number: 
F-3289
Location: 
Digital Book
Call Number: 
No call number available
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Variant Title: 
Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light
Tractatus de quadratura curvarum
Enumeratio linearum tertii ordinis
Notes: 
Advertisement signed I.N.
Includes Newton's Enumeratio linearum tertii ordinis (p. 139-169), and Tractatus de quadratura curvarum (p. 170-), both in Latin.
In second sequence p. 120 is misnumbered 112; blank p. between 138 and 139.
Includes references to Marco Antonio De Dominis' work "De radiis visus et lucis in vitris perpectivis et iride tractatus" (BIB 129128, QC353 .D29 *).
Duncan, 9342
ESTC (RLIN), T82019.
Babson. Newton, 132.
Gray, G.J. Newton, 86.
Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging in September 2009.