Talk:De Historia piscium

The article states that Newton was "very wealthy". He certainly did become wealthy after becoming Master of the Mint, but that was not until 1699. Principia was published in 1687, at which time Newton was still Lucasion Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, which would not (at that time) have given him a princely salary. Furthermore, I don't believe Newton was personally wealthy either. His family were moderately affluent landowners in Lincolnshire, but I don't think they could be described as "very wealthy". When Newton was first sent to Cambridge he initially had to work as a college servant to support himself - at least until his talent was recognised and he was given a scholarship. If there is evidence that Newton was "very wealthy" at the time of the Principia's publication, that needs to be referenced.

No more about the actual book?! Gymnophoria (talk) 20:14, 14 October 2017 (UTC)