(NEWTON) S'GRAVESANDE, William James. An Explanation of the Newtonian Philosophy, in Lectures read to the Youth of the University of Leyden .... Translated into English by E[dmund] Stone, F.R.S. The second edition. London: printed for W. Innys ... and R.

(NEWTON) S'GRAVESANDE, William James. An Explanation of the Newtonian Philosophy, in Lectures read to the Youth of the University of Leyden .... Translated into English by E[dmund] Stone, F.R.S. The second edition. London: printed for W. Innys ... and R. Manby. 1741.

[xvi], 435 [13] pp., 17 folding engraved plates; two small tears without loss in upper margin of M7, some minor damp staining to lower margins, lacks front blank. Contemporary calf, contrasting label, rubbed.

First published in 1723, the first English translation in 1735. The author was a friend of Newton, and introduced Newtonian philosophy into Leyden. S'Gravesande (1688-1742) is credited with the invention of the first heliostat. The engravings illustrate the use of pulleys, levers, convex and concave lenses for spectacles; plate XIII rainbows and reflection of light; plus several plates on the solar system and eclipses. Babson 67. Gray 83. Wallis 83.81.