Description | Letters on the editing of Sir Isaac Newton's mathematical papers and on history of science and personal topics. January letters in the sequence are frequently misdated by Whiteside [1968 for 1969].
Derek Thomas 'Tom' Whiteside FBA (1932-2008), British historian of mathematics and authority on Isaac Newton.
Adolf Prag (1906-2004) mathematics master and Librarian at Westminster School. Proofreader and commentator on Whiteside's editions of Isaac Newton. |