Rare first edition of Isaac Newton's groundbreaking book found in Corsica

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 A rare first edition of Isaac Newton's groundbreaking book on the three laws of motion, the text that built thefoundation for modern physics, was just discovered in a library on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, according to news reports. 

Newton wrote "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), in Latin in 1687. A first edition of "Principia Mathematica" made its way into the library on Corsica, which was founded by Lucien Bonaparte, one of Napoleon Bonaparte's brothers.  

Vannina Schirinsky-Schikhmatoff, director of conservation at the Fesch public heritage library in Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica, learned of the book's whereabouts while reading an index of the library from Lucien Bonaparte himself.

In his Principia, Newton detailed the three laws of motion, which include the following, as Live Science previously reported. 

○ An object will remain in a state of inertia unless acted upon by force.

○ The relationship between acceleration and applied force is F=ma.

○ For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

 

Source: https://www.livescience.com/isaac-newton-first-edition.html?fbclid=IwAR25ea5QfOat3PwH3urtVlF0nsm0OL2hwoUlyKwFdtwsZ0Da47HRYl0-UcE

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I wonder how much it will cost?

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You're making a lot of informational threads lately  we gon' be educated 

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2 minutes ago, omen said:

I wonder how much it will cost?

A Latin edition of the same book was sold for $3.7 million, says in the article. It think it's possible that it will end up in an archive or a museum and not be sold though.

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This is another facsimile or the one found in corsica, cause looks so well preserved. Its written the cover is bit damaged. 

I love  these documents from 17 18th century. 

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7 minutes ago, Killa said:

This is another facsimile or the one found in corsica, cause looks so well preserved. Its written the cover is bit damaged. 

I love  these documents from 17 18th century. 

Do you own any?

 

12 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

A Latin edition of the same book was sold for $3.7 million, says in the article. It think it's possible that it will end up in an archive or a museum and not be sold though.

i thought it was unvaluable