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A rare 1687 first edition book of Sir Isaac Newtonâs book Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is seen at the University of Toronto s library in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette January 01, 2021 - 1:00 AM
Tucked away in three university libraries across Canada are first edition copies of a book that experts say contains the building blocks of science.
Prof. Mordechai Feingold of the California Institute of Technology and Andrej Svorencik of the University of Mannheim in Germany are looking for more copies of Sir Isaac Newton s Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy in private collections.
The two experts in September published a paper in their attempt to locate all surviving copies of the first edition of Newton s book.
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In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 1 .
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Alberta s Opposition NDP is calling for Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard to step down over reports she took a vacation to Hawaii despite public-health recommendations against unnecessary travel.
NDP municipal affairs critic Joe Ceci says Allard vacationed while Albertans have been sitting in their homes through the holidays to avoid getting COVID-19.
CBC News is reporting that Allard was in Hawaii this month on a family vacation and returned home on Wednesday.
The two experts in September published a paper in their attempt to locate all surviving copies of the first edition of Newton s book.
Many people believe that the book, published in 1687, was so complicated that no one read it, Feingold said. By tracing the ownership of first editions, the scientistswant to show that not only was the book read but it was also understood. I mean, not necessarily as Newton did, but sufficiently to build on, he said in an interview.
A census of the book published in 1953 showed there were 189 copies scattered around the world but a new estimate puts the number at 386.