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      • Principia, book about physics by Isaac Newton, the fundamental work for the whole of modern science. Published in 1687, the Principia lays out Newton’s three laws of motion (the basic principles of modern physics), which resulted in the formulation of the law of universal gravitation.
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  2. One of the most important scientific books ever written, it deals with the celestial mechanics of the Solar System and for the first time weaves together mathematical analysis and physical observation.

  3. Define principia. principia synonyms, principia pronunciation, principia translation, English dictionary definition of principia. n. pl. prin·cip·i·a A principle, especially a basic one.

  4. The Principia provided a physical and mathematical basis for how basic elements of the universe work and how celestial bodies move and interact with each other. No longer were vague stories or conjectures enough to explain the world.

  5. principia. Principles, esp fundamental ones.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  6. Dec 20, 2007 · By the 1790s Newton's theory of gravity had become established among those engaged in research in orbital mechanics and physical geodesy, leading to the Principia becoming the exemplar of science at its most successful.

  7. The work that resulted was his Principia Mathematica. Newton's Principia was mainly a description of the laws of planetary motion. However, it also contained more universal material that was to influence the way all science developed. In effect it combined the methods of induction and deduction.

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