The principia : mathematical principles of natural philosophy /
Presents Newton's unifying idea of gravitation and explains how he converted physics from a science of explanation into a general mathematical system.
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University of California Press,
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Publisher Address: | Berkeley, California : |
Publication Dates: |
[2016?] ©1999 |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: |
English Latin |
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Summary: |
Presents Newton's unifying idea of gravitation and explains how he converted physics from a science of explanation into a general mathematical system. |
Item Description: |
Translated from the Latin. Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | xvii, 966 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
ISBN: |
9780520290884 (paperback) : 0520290887 (paperback) 9780520290877 (hardback) 0520290879 (hardback) |
Index Number: | QA803 |
CLC: | O301 |
Call Number: | O301/N563 |
Contents: | Chapter 1. A Brief History of the Principia -- Chapter 2. Translating the Principia -- Chapter 3. Some General Aspects of the Principia -- Chapter 4. Some Fundamental Concepts of the Principia -- Chapter 5. Axioms, or the Laws of Motion -- Chapter 6. The Structure of Book 1 -- Chapter 7. The Structure of Book 2 -- Chapter 8. The Structure of Book 3 -- Chapter 9. The Concluding General Scholium -- Chapter 10. How to Read the Principia -- Chapter 11. Conclusion -- The Principia (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) -- Halley's Ode to Newton -- Newton's Preface to the First Edition -- Newton's Preface to the Second Edition -- Cotes's Preface to the Second Edition -- Newton's Preface to the Third Edition -- Definitions -- Axioms, or the Laws of Motion -- Book 1. The Motion of Bodies -- Book 2. The Motion of Bodies -- Book 3. The System of the World. |