As Newton neared the completion of his masterwork, Halley approached the Royal Society with the proposition that they publish it. The society would under normal circumstances have been only too happy to pay for its publication. However, it had unwisely exhausted all its publication funds on another book. This was the long-awaited History of Fish.
As Newton neared the completion of his masterwork, Halley approached the Royal Society with the proposition that they publish it. The society would under normal circumstances have been only too happy to pay for its publication. However, it had unwisely exhausted all its publication funds on another book. This was the long-awaited History of Fish.