Catalogue Entry: NATP00220

Newton's Waste Book (Part 1)

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MS Add. 4004, ff. {cover}-15r, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

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[1] {Se}{p}t 1664.

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{illeg} 2x+13xx=gd2. xx+4x+1=ag2.

[28] 36_ 2025 1620_ 0405
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29376_ 162_ 29376_ 07776_ 07290_ 00486_ a'____________b'_____c' 32076×25dd_=801900dd16038064152_ 72907290 13405370486_00518400486000324 012960648962}=104976×9_944784 09000361800 0405 1620_ 2025×25dd_=50625 10125 4050 Q:324_=104976 01296 0648 972 0216106_000 6 360216106_0127611484 9×25×36324162064_8_810018_00_ 99
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36×3240194409720_11664 x+rqxx=9. r2+rxqq=2 {illeg}x=2x−rx2 . rx2+2x=9.
Figure x=3. rx=6 r=2 rx+4x=18 −qr2+2q=rx
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2q−qr2+4x=18 qr2+72r+4−18=0

[29] cc=52c−117. c=2 6−156(0 520_(0 559(2 4 1 00(0 cc=80c−180

[30] 1600141420(30020 0 13. 14.192 15.225 16.5 17.289 18.324 19.361 20.400

[31] {illeg}

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x3+y3−axy=0 . v=3xxy−ayyax−3yy x+3xxy2−ayyz9x4yy−6axxy3+aay4+aaxxyy−6a3xyy+9a4y4 for x. x+3zxx−azy9x4−6ayxx+10aayy+aaxx−6a3x for x . y+3yyz−azx9x4−6ayx2+10a2y2+aax2−6a3x for y
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Figure ab=a=2ad ad=3aa4

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{illeg}=x. ce=y. af=q. {illeg}x−xx=yy. ed=z. ed=s . {illeg}c=q−x. eb 2=qq. eb=q. {illeg}:2qx−xx:zz: eh2. eh=2qxzz−xxzzqq {illeg}= 2qx−xx−zq00000xx {illeg} =2qx−xx+2zzqx−000qq {illeg}−4zx+2zxxq {illeg}=qz−xzq {illeg}−zxq

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[36] dxqy+2fxyy −2pfxy−byx −2ayyx−dexy−ddyyyf

[37] {illeg} xy+ay=0 ax+yy
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ed=v. cd=x. ac=y. ab=s. {illeg}=z. eg=ξ. 0=yy−2xy+ax−x2 y= O∪2xx−ax=ac yy=2xx−axO∪22x4−ax3. eg2=3x2−60x−ax+ao O∪2x4−ax3 . eg2=3z2−azO∪2z4−az3 yy−2xy+ax−xx=0 −2yy+ay−2xy −2y+2x +x=v x+y+ay 2x−2y =v 8x4−4ax3+4az3−8z4 x3+4xxz+4xzz+4z3 −2xxa−2axz−2az2 2xx−ax−2z2zz−az +2z2xx−ax
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ab=a. bd∶be∷b∶c. cxb=be . cϩb=eh. fe2==ccϩϩ−bbϩϩbb fe=cx−bzb=ϩcc−bbb bz+ϩcc−bb c=x ed=xcc−bbb ed= ϩcc−ϩbb+bzcc−bb bc eh= −ϩb+zcc−bb−ca b
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[39] ϩec−dd=ex .

[40] {illeg}00+4d3ϱ3ϩee−dd+

[41] {illeg}000ϱ5+5d4ϱ4ϩee−dd

[42] {illeg}00−dϩ+ϱee−dd=ey.

[43] ϱ−2ddϱϩ+eeϱϩ0+ceϩee−dd=eexy.

[44] dϩ3ϩ3+2ceϱϩee−dd+2deeϱϱϩ−3d3ϱϱϩ}=e3xxy

[45] {illeg} x+ax+bb=0 . {illeg} +aa0+bb

[46] ac=d. {illeg}=a. ad=b. ed=c. aab=ab. ae=e {aeb=eb.} bc=db−aab {illeg} c2= cc . ddbb−2aabd+a4+aaccbb=ee.
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{illeg}d=a. pg=b. pd=g ead=dh . fad=gh . h=bd−fad . {illeg} bdd−2bdfa+aaff+eeaa=bbgg {illeg} aeeaadd=2bdaee−dd+bbgg−bbdd . {illeg} a=bdee−dd 2ee−ddO∪ −bbddee +2bbggee−bbggdd 4e4−4eedd+d4

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[55] September 1664
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[59] dϱ+sϩe=x . tϱ−vϩ+cee= y

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dg−eg−edd−gg+ddd−gg=0. g=dd−gg. dd=2gg or d=e ag−2cg−2cdd−gg=0 ag 2g+2dd−gg=c. g3=−dd+ggdd−gg. 2gg=dd . −3ccdddd−gg=0=c . 3ddg=3eedd−gg d=e. −aegd −6cdedd−gg= adeg=0 +add −3ddccdd−gg−addcg=0 9ccdd−9ccgg=aagg . d4gg= {t4−}gge4 36ccddee−36ccggee=aaggee +aad4−aaddgg −2cead3 −rrx−6xrx 3rx+8xx+16x3r+rr4 +4xx

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Ian 20th 1664.

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[67] Noe motion is lost in reflection. For the circular motion being made by continuall reflection would decay.

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[69] Def 3d

[70] {illeg}s Axiome 4th.

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[72] p Axiom 4th.

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Of the seperation of body{s} after reflection

[74] r axiome 3d

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[78] The center of motions determinacon & velocity

[79] x axiom 14

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Of endeavor from the center
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[87] let this follow the 5t axiom

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[89] What force is required to beget or destroy equall velocity in unequall bodys

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What resistance in bodys

[91] What force Indeavor & Pression is

[92] What force or Motion is in equivelox bodys

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What velocity acquired or lost in equall bodys by unequall forces

[94] What motion in bodys

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A generall Theorem of the proportion of velocity & motion of given body moving ☞ through given spaces in given times.

[96] What force required to beget or destroy unequall celerity in equall bodys

[97] Of hindering and helping motion

[98] What celerity acquired or lost by equall forces in unequall bodys

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What velocity & motion gotten or lost by unequall forces in unequall bodys ☞ A Generall Theorem.

[100] Of the {illeg} force in reflected bodys
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Two bodys being uniformely moved in the same plaine their center of motion which describe a streight line

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{illeg} the {illeg} {as divers plaines}

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of the velocity of the center of motion 14

[105] The 28th & 30th proposition done otherwise
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[106] Or thus
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The {illeg} of motion is {illeg} before after {illeg}

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The center of motion in finite bodys hath the same velocity before & after reflection

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This ought to be proved by the 34th & 35t, & the 36t by this concerning the impresse of g on qdp

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Of the Advantage of force in divers positions to some center.

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