Long-lost copy of Newton’s famous book ‘Opticks’ to be auctioned for half a million dollars
An immaculate personal copy of Isaac Newton’s book ‘Opticks’, recently found after being missing for a century, is up for auction. Newton’s illuminating treatise analyzes the fundamental nature of light and is considered one of the three major works of the Scientific Revolution on optics. The long-lost copy was discovered by a book collector David …