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TheCorrespondenceofIsaacNewton:Volume71718–1727[牛顿通信集]
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- 出版社 CambridgeUniversityPress
- 出版时间 2008年10月
- ISBN 9780521085977
- 定价 2226.90
内容简介
Inthisseventhandfinalvolumethelettersaredividedintotwoquitedistinctgroups.ThefirstgroupbeginswiththeremaininglettersofthemainchronologicalsequencewrittenduringtheclosingyearsofNewton'slife,andthenproceedstothosefewletterstowhichthereisnoassignabledatewithanycertainty.Thesecondgroupofletters,placedinAppendixI,containscorrectionsandadditionstothelettersprintedintheearliervolumesoftheCorrespondence.AgenealogicaltableisaddedtoAppendixIItohelpthereaderthroughtheintricaciesofNewton'sfamilytree.Evenafterthecreativepowerofhisgeniushaddesertedhim,Newtonretainedtotheveryendofhislonglifethecharacteristicclarityofhisthought.FewofNewton'slettersinthisvolumemayjustlybedescribedasscientific.TherelativeinactivityoftheMintmeantthat,althoughheapparentlydelegatedfewofhisresponsibilitiestoothers,Newton'sconcernstherewerenoonerous.Thusitisnotsurprisingthatinthelastnineyearsofhislife(theperiodcoveredinthisvolume),andparticularlyfrom1725onwards,therewasadecreaseinNewton'soutputofletters;butthosewhichhedidwriteremainaslucidasever.
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