The Foundations of Newtonian Scholarship

Abstract

Newton's scholarship in historical perspective, I.B. Cohen Newton's experimental investigation of diffraction for the opticks - a preliminary study, A.E. Shapiro comparison of Newton's diffraction measurements with the theory of Fresnel, M. Nauenberg Newton's dynamics - the diagram as a diagnostic device, J.B. Brackenridge fluid resistance - why did Newton change his mind? G.E. Smith addendum to G. Smith's Fluid Resistance - Why Did Newton Change His Mind?, M. Nauenberg Newton's mathematical language, J. Fauvel Newton's expansion for the square root of an algebraic equation by an equivalent arithmetic method, M. Nauenberg Newton's Portsmouth perturbation method and its application to lunar motion, M. Nauenberg review and reminiscences, A.R. Hall how does one come to edit Newton's mathematics? D.T. Whiteside from Keplar to Newton - telling the tale, C. Wilson.

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