The Principia: The Authoritative Translation: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Sir Isaac Newton (Paperback, 2016)

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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.

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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 translation-only edition of this preeminent work is truly accessible for today's scientists, scholars, and students.

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PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-139780520290747
eBay Product ID (ePID)222166738

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Number of Pages616 Pages
Publication NameThe Principia: the Authoritative Translation: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMechanics, Science, Physics
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
AuthorSir Isaac Newton
FormatPaperback

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Item Height254 mm
Item Weight1043 g
Item Width178 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorSir Isaac Newton

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  • It might be retitled :"PRINCIPA ,brought up to date"

    This paperback book is well made and the print is easy to read.

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