- De Historia piscium
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De Historia Piscium, Latin for "The History of Fishes", was a scientific book by written by Francis Willughby and published by the Royal Society in 1686. It was unpopular and sold poorly, causing severe strain on the finances of the society.[1] This resulted in the society being unable to meet its promise to finance the publication of Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", better known simply as Principia), leaving this to Edmund Halley, who was then the clerk of the society.[1] After Halley had personally financed the publication of Principia, he was informed that the society could no longer afford to provide him the promised annual salary of £50. Instead, Halley was paid with left-over copies of De Historia Piscium.[2]
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- ^ a b John Gribbin, Science, a History, 1543-2001, Allen Lane (New York, NY), 2002.
- ^ Bill Bryson (2004). A Short History of Nearly Everything. Random House, Inc.. p. 74. ISBN 9780385660044. http://books.google.com/books?id=RKHLD9qNs64C.
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