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The Mathematical Papers of Isaac Newton: Volume 4, 16741684Author(s): Isaac Newton, D. T. Whiteside\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521045834, 978-0521045834\nSynopsis\nThis volume reproduces the texts of a number of important, yet relatively minor papers, many written during a period of Newton's life [tel] which has been regarded as mathematically barren except for his Lucasian lectures on algebra (which appear in Volume V). Part 1 concerns itself with his growing mastery of interpolation by finite differences, culminating in his rule for divided differences. Part 2 deals with his contemporary advances in the pure and analytical geometry of curves. Part 3 contains the extant text of two intended treatises on fluxions and infinite series: the Geometria Curvilinea (c. 1680), and his Matheseos Universalis Specimina [tel]. A general introduction summarizes the sparse details of Newton's personal.