Newton's Principia : The mathematical principles of natural philosophy by Newton
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"Newton's Principia: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" by Isaac Newton is a three-volume work first published in 1687. Written in Latin, it presents Newton's laws of motion and universal gravitation, creating a mathematical foundation for classical mechanics. The work explains planetary motion, estimates celestial masses, accounts for tides and Earth's shape, and addresses comets' orbits. Considered among history's greatest scientific achievements, it transformed scattered observations into systematic sciences of physics and
astronomy, fundamentally altering humanity's understanding of the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Chittenden, N. W. |
| Translator | Motte, Andrew, 1696-1734 |
| Uniform Title | Principia. English |
| Title | Newton's Principia : The mathematical principles of natural philosophy |
| Original Publication | New York: Daniel Adee, 1846. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophi%C3%A6_Naturalis_Principia_Mathematica |
| Credits | Chris Curnow, John Welch, Laura Natal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 10.3 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QA: Science: Mathematics |
| Subject | Mechanics -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Celestial mechanics -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76404 |
| Release Date | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Last Update | May 21, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1777 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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