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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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   What is a good translation of the Principia?

   • 10. The Principes Mathematiques de la Philosophie Naturelle, the Principia translated into French by Madame La Marquise du Chastellet. This is a delightful translation, and more down to earth than Motte's version, with less extra waffle and more common sense extra words to help it along.

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   Who wrote the Principia of Physics?

   • 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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   What does the Principia include?

   • The Principia opens with a section called “Definitions” that includes Newton's discussion of absolute space, time, and motion. No part of the Principia has received more discussion by philosophers over the three centuries since it was published.

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   What is Principia physics?

   • The latter was a philosophy of nature that attempted to explain natural phenomena by means of imagined mechanisms among invisible particles of matter. The mechanics of the Principia was an exact quantitative description of the motions of visible bodies.

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   What was the result of Newton's Principia Mathematica?

   • 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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   Why was the Principia important?

   • The Principia was the culmination of the movement that had begun with Copernicus and Galileo —the first scientific synthesis based on the application of mathematics to nature in every detail. In August 1684 Newton was visited by the British astronomer Edmond Halley, who was troubled by the problem of orbital dynamics.

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   Aug 26, 2024 · In two and a half years, the tract De Motu grew into Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which is not only Newton’s masterpiece but also the fundamental work for the whole of modern science.

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   Dec 20, 2007 · Newton clearly intended the work to be viewed in this way when in 1686 he changed its title to Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, in allusion to Descartes's most prominent work at the time, Principia Philosophiae.

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   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.

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   Isaac Newton's (1642-1725) most influential writing was his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), published in sections between the years 1667-86. It united two competing strands of natural philosophy—experimental induction and mathematical deduction—into the scientific method of ...

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   The Principes Mathematiques de la Philosophie Naturelle, the Principia translated into French by Madame La Marquise du Chastellet. This is a delightful translation, and more down to earth than Motte's version, with less extra waffle and more common sense extra words to help it along.

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   Feb 5, 2016 · The illuminating Guide to Newton's Principia by I. Bernard Cohen makes this preeminent work truly accessible for today's scientists, scholars, and students.