1682 Two Works by Isaac Barrow - Cambridge Binding

Description: 1. The Duty and Reward of Bounty to the Poor: In a Sermon Preached at the Spittal Upon Wednesday in Easter Week, Anno Dom. MDCLXXI. The Third Edition. By Isaac Barrow, D.D. late Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty, and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. London, Printed for M.F. for Brabazon Aylmer, at the three Pigeons in Cornhill, over against the Royal Exchange, 1680. 176 pp.2. A Sermon Upon the Passion of Our Blessed Saviour, Preached At Guild-Hall Chapel, on Good-Friday, the 13th day of April, 1677. By Isaac Barrow, D.D. late Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty, and Master of Trinity College in Cambridge. London, Printed by M. Flesher, for Brabazon Aylmer at the Three Pigeons against the Royal Exchange. 1682. 97 pp. **Both pieces bound together, 6.25 x 4", 18mo. In poor condition. As is. Binding broken in half (at pages 174-5), but possibly re-backed at some point at hinges. Boards are moderately scuffed at edges & worn/bumped at corners. Leather on corners lacking - binding exposed. Head and tail of spine lacking - binding exposed. Leather on spine is heavily chipped, title label is mostly intact, but torn due to split binding. General scuffing to leather boards. Ex-library plate found on front paste-down: Lynn Public Library, Established, 1862. Manuscript contents page found on front end-page. Front gutter split, cording exposed. Frontispiece intact & presents well. Ink ex-library stamp found on first title page. Light toning throughout text-block, with some instances of library marginalia. Sticker residue found on rear paste-down. Binding is NOT intact. Please see photos. Isaac Barrow (1630-1677) was an English Christian theologian and mathematician who is generally given credit for his early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus; in particular, for proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus. His work was centered on the properties of tangent; Barrow was the first to calculate the tangents of the kappa curve. He is also notable for being the inaugural holder of the prestigious Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics, a post later held by his student, Isaac Newton. The Lucasian Professorship post was founded in 1663 by Henry Lucas, who was Cambridge University's Member of Parliament in 1639-40, and it was officially established by King Charles II on January 18, 1664. Newton's work De analysi per aequationes numero terminorum infinitas, was sent by Barrow to John Collins in June 1669. Barrow commented that the work was that "of an extraordinary genius and proficiency in these things." Barrow would eventually resign his position as Lucasian Professor in favor of Isaac Newton. For the remainder of Barrow's life, he studied divinity. He was made a Doctor of Divinity by Royal mandate in 1670, and two years later Master of Trinity College, where he founded the library, and held the post until his death. A reading copy. Scarce. RAREB1682BNOX02/24 - HK1233

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