The Principia : mathematical principles of natural philosophy / Isaac Newton ; a new translation by I. Bernard Cohen and Anne Whitman, assisted by Julia Budenz ; preceded by a guide to Newton's Principia by I. Bernard Cohen.
1999
QA803 .N413 1999
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Title
The Principia : mathematical principles of natural philosophy / Isaac Newton ; a new translation by I. Bernard Cohen and Anne Whitman, assisted by Julia Budenz ; preceded by a guide to Newton's Principia by I. Bernard Cohen.
Author
Uniform Title
Principia. English
ISBN
9781322192215 (electronic bk.)
1322192219 (electronic bk.)
9780520964815 (electronic bk.)
0520964810 (electronic bk.)
0520964780
9780520964785
9780520290884
0520290887
0520088166 (alk. paper)
9780520088160 (alk. paper)
0520088174 (alk. paper)
9780520088177 (alk. paper)
1322192219 (electronic bk.)
9780520964815 (electronic bk.)
0520964810 (electronic bk.)
0520964780
9780520964785
9780520290884
0520290887
0520088166 (alk. paper)
9780520088160 (alk. paper)
0520088174 (alk. paper)
9780520088177 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 966 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
QA803 .N413 1999
System Control No.
(OCoLC)893186695
Summary
Presents Newton's unifying idea of gravitation and explains how he converted physics from a science of explanation into a general mathematical system.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Digital File Characteristics
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 22, 2015).
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Available in Other Form
Print version: Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727. Principia. English. Principia. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999
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