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Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton

Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727

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"Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" by Isaac Newton is a three-volume work first published in 1687. Written in Latin, it presents Newton's revolutionary laws of motion and universal gravitation, transforming scattered observations into a unified mathematical framework for understanding the physical universe. The work explains planetary motion, tides, comets, and Earth's shape through geometric propositions and empirical investigation. Hailed as perhaps the greatest scientific treatise ever written, it launched modern physics and astronomy, fundamentally altering humanity's comprehension of nature. ... Read more

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AuthorNewton, Isaac, 1642-1727
TitlePhilosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
NoteWikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophi%C3%A6_Naturalis_Principia_Mathematica
CreditsProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading LevelReading ease score: 31.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
LanguageLatin
LoC ClassQA: Science: Mathematics
SubjectCelestial mechanics -- Early works to 1800
CategoryText
eBook-No.28233
Release DateMar 1, 2009
Last UpdateAug 25, 2026
CopyrightPublic domain in the USA.
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