Mathematics.- Newton (Sir Isaac) Arithmetica Universalis: sive de Compositione et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber, second edition, contemporary panelled calf, gilt arms of Lord Charles Stuart de Rothesa

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Mathematics.- [Newton (Sir Isaac)] Arithmetica Universalis: sive de Compositione et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber, [edited by William Whiston] second edition, woodcut diagrams throughout, U6 cancel, half-title with list of books on verso, woodcut decoration on title, very light spotting to final few ff., contemporary panelled calf, gilt arms of Lord Charles Stuart de Rothesay on both covers, corners and edges rubbed, joints splitting, [Babson 200; ESTC T18688; Wallis 278], 8vo, Benjamin & Samuel Tooke, 1722. *** First published in 1707, and reprinted in 1722 with revisions by Newton who was unhappy with the book and refused to have his name associated with it. "This edition was the last issued during Newton's lifetime and is almost as rare as the first." - Babson.

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