Sir Isaac Newton was particularly distinguished from almost all other great men, by- his huniility and unpre tending modesty. Instead of arrogating to himself a su periority over othcrs, he was always found on the same level with those with whom he associated. Ile had no singularities either in his conduct or in his opinions. He attributed his discoveries solely to the industry and pa tience with which hc interrogated nature; and every step which he made, either in acquiring knowledge or in advancing its boondaries, seems only to have created a new degree of humility. ancl to have shown him how little he really knew, and what a small portion he had discovered of vvliat yet remained to be knonn.
In his religious character, Sir Isaac was not less wor thy of admiration. That he was a Chtistian, in the most extensive sense of the word, has never been doubted but by those who wished him to have been an infidel. In the latter part of his life, in particular, he devoted a great portion of his time to the study or the Scriptures; and though he was firmly attached to the church of Eng land, Ile maintained the necessity of universal tolera tion. The sincerity of his piety was evinced by a life of liberality and virtue ; and there is nothing more re markable in the history of this great man than the per fect symmetry of his moral, his religious, and his phi losophical character.
The following list of Newton's Works and Papers is taken from Hutton's .Mathematical Dictionary, and can not fail to be interesting. to the reader : 1. Several papers relating to his 7'elescope, and his Theory of Light and Colours, printed in the Philosophi cal Transactions, Nos. 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 88, 96, 97, 110, 121, 123, 128 ; or vols. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1 1.
2. Optics, or a Treatise of thc Reflections, Refractions, and Inflections, and the Colours of Light, 1704, 4to.— A Latin translation by Dr. Clarke; 1706, 4to.—And a French translation by Pet. Coste, Amst. 1729, 2 vols. 12mo.—bcside several English editions in 8vo.
3. Optical Lectures ; 1728, 8vo. Also in several let ters to Blr. Oldenburgh, Secretary of the Royal Society, inserted in the General Dictionary, under the article Newton.
4. Lectiones Opticce ; 1729, 4to.
5. Naturalis Philosophies frincinia Mathematica ; 1687, 4to.—A second edition in 1713, with a Preface by Roger Cotes.—The 3d edition in 1726, under the direction of Dr. Pemberton.—An English translation, by 1\Iotte,
1729, 2 vols. 8vo. printed in several editions of his works, in different nations, particularly an edition, with a large Commentary, by the two learned Jesuits, Le Scur and Jacquier, in 4 vols. 4to. in 1739, 1740, and 1742.
6. A System of the World, translated from the Latin original; 1727, 8vo.—This, as has been already ob served, was at first intended to make the third book of his Principia.—An English translation, by Matte, 1729, Svo.
7. Several Letters to 1\1r. Flamstead, Dr. Halley, and 1\1. Oldenburg.—See our author's article in the General Dictionary.
8. A Paper concerning the Longitude ; drawn up by order of the House of Commons, ibid.
9. Abrege de Chronologic, Sr.c. 1726, under the direc tion of the AbbC Conti, together with some Observa tions upon it.
10. Remarks upon the Observations made upon a Chro nological Index of Sir L Newton, Scc. Philos. Trans. vol. 33. See also the same, vol. 34 and 35, by Dr. Hal ley.
I I. The Chronology of Ancient Kingdonts amended, Ste. 1728, 4to.
12. Arithmetica Universalis,Stc.; under the inspection of 11Ir. Whiston, Cantab. 1707, 8vo. Printed, it is said, without the author's consent, and even against his will : an offence which it seems was never forgiver. . There are also English editions of the same, particularly one by Wilder, with a Commentary, in 1767, 2 vols. 8vo. And a Latin edition, with a Coninientary, by C.Astilion, 2 ols. 4to. Amst. Ste.
13. Analysis per Quantitatum Series, Fluxiones et Dif ferentias, cunt Enumeratione I.inearunt 7'ertil Ordinis ; 1711, 4to. ; under the inspection of W. Jones, Esq. F. R. S.—The last tract had been published I). fore, to• gether with another on the Quadrature of Curves, hy the rnethocl of Fluxions, under the title of Tractatus duo de Speciebus et Magnitudinc Figurarunz Curvilinea runt ; subjoined to the first edition of his Optics, in 1704 ; and other letters in the Appendix to Dr. Gregory's Ca toptrics, Stc. 1735, 8vo.—Under this licad may be ranked,' Newtoni Genesis C'urvarum per Unzbras ; Leyden, 1740.
14. Several Letters relating to his Dispute with Leib nitz, upon his riglit to thc Invention of Fluxions; print ed in the Commercionz Apistolicunt D. Johannis C'ollins Lo' Moroni de Analysi Promota fume Socictatis Regize cdittint ; 17 12, 8 vo.