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| Genre/Form: | Early works to 1800 Ouvrages avant 1800 |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Isaac Newton; Isaac Newton, Sir; Isaac (1642-1727) Newton |
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Isaac Newton; I Bernard Cohen; Anne Miller Whitman |
| ISBN: | 0520088166 9780520088160 0520088174 9780520088177 |
| OCLC Number: | 40762507 |
| Description: | xvii, 966 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Chapter 1. A Brief History of the Principia - Chapter 2. Translating the Principia - Chapter 3. Some General Aspects of the Principia - Chapter 4. Some Fundamental Concepts of the Principia - Chapter 5. Axioms, or the Laws of Motion - Chapter 6. The Structure of Book 1 - Chapter 7. The Structure of Book 2 - Chapter 8. The Structure of Book 3 - Chapter 9. The Concluding General Scholium - Chapter 10. How to Read the Principia - Chapter 11. Conclusion - The Principia (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) - Halley's Ode to Newton - Newton's Preface to the First Edition - Newton's Preface to the Second Edition - Cotes's Preface to the Second Edition - Newton's Preface to the Third Edition - Definitions - Axioms, or the Laws of Motion - Book 1. The Motion of Bodies - Book 2. The Motion of Bodies - Book 3. The System of the World. |
| Other Titles: | Principia. |
| Responsibility: | Isaac Newton ; a new translation by I. Bernard Cohen and Anne Whitman, assisted by Julia Budenz ; preceded by a guide to Newton's Principia by I. Bernard Cohen. |
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