Newton (Sir Isaac).- Algarotti (Francesco) Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy Explain'd for the Use of the Ladies. In Six Dialogues on Light and Colours, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, translated by Elizabeth Carter, half-title, vol. 1 with ?cancel title (with Cave and other publishers' names and 'Vol. I'), vol. 2 title with woodcut device, advertisement leaf to end of vol. 1, half-title a little soiled and paper repair to corner, some light damp-staining, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Babson 147; Wallis 196.5], 8vo, E Cave, et al., 1739. *** A summary of Newton's ideas "for the use of the ladies". It was translated by the poet Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806), a friend of Samuel Johnson, and publisher Edward Cave.