The Principia: The Authoritative Translation and Guide: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy...

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Sir Isaac Newton I. Bernard Cohen

The Principia

The Authoritative Translation and Guide: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

Sir Isaac Newton, I. Bernard Cohen, Anne Whitman , Julia Budenz

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California Uni Pr Trade
05 February 2016

Mathematics & Sciences; Philosophy of science; Classical mechanics; Mathematical physics

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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 mechanics, Newtonian physics continues to account for many of the phenomena of the observed world, and Newtonian celestial dynamics is used to determine the orbits of our space vehicles.

This authoritative, modern translation by I. Bernard Cohen and Anne Whitman, the first in more than 285 years, is based on the 1726 edition, the final revised version approved by Newton; it includes extracts from the earlier editions, corrects errors found in earlier versions, and replaces archaic English with contemporary prose and up-to-date mathematical forms.

Newton's principles describe acceleration, deceleration, and inertial movement; fluid dynamics; and the motions of the earth, moon, planets, and comets. A great work in itself, the Principia also revolutionized the methods of scientific investigation. It set forth the fundamental three laws of motion and the law of universal gravity, the physical principles that account for the Copernican system of the world as emended by Kepler, thus effectively ending controversy concerning the Copernican planetary system.

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

By: Sir Isaac Newton
Translated by: I. Bernard Cohen, Anne Whitman, Julia Budenz
Imprint: California Uni Pr Trade
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 1.633kg
ISBN: 9780520290884
ISBN 10: 0520290887
Pages: 991
Publication Date: 05 February 2016
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active