Rare European copy of key mathematics text is going under hammer at Christie’s in modern York with record guide priceA first edition of Sir Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica could become the most expensive print sold of the revolutionary text when it goes under the hammer with a guide price of at least $1m (£790000) this month.
The extremely rare continental copy being sold by auction house Christie’s in modern York is one of a handful of texts thought to beget been destined for Europe and has minor differences from those distributed in England by Newton and the book’s editor, Edmond Halley.
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Source: theguardian.com