Abstract: After his death, Newton left behind a large body of manuscripts, most of which were not made public until the 1930s, a revelation that ushered in a new stage in Newtonian studies. While the history of the preservation and circulation of these manuscripts over a period of nearly 300 years was previously known only in general terms and in fragmentary detail, Sarah Derry’s The Newton Papers provides the first coherent and complete narrative of the long process, during which they were hidden, bought, sold, transferred and edited by a wide range of relatives, collectors and scholars. Both readable and scholarly, the book skilfully combines the circulation of manuscripts, the changing image of Newton, and the discipline of the history of science.

Key Words: Newton; The Newton Papers; History