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The Principia

The Authoritative Translation and Guide

Isaac Newton

In his monumental 1687 work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. Even after more than three centuries and the revolutions of Einsteinian relativity and quantum...
Publish Date
1999-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
1999-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
First Published in 1687
Goodreads rating
4.24
ISBN
9780548952610
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
We owe modern civilization to this towering genius of science.      source
I have never forgotten the combined shock and thrill of making my way through this in my 20s.      source