Book:Isaac Newton/Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Contents
Isaac Newton: Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Published $1687$.
In English:
- Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
Usually referred to as just Principia.
Subject Matter
Contents
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Critical View
- Nobody since Newton has been able to use geometrical methods to the same extent for the like purposes; and as we read the Principia we feel as when we are in an ancient armoury where the weapons are of gigantic size; and as we look at them we marvel at what manner of man he was who could use as a weapon what we can scarcely lift as a burden.
Sources
- 1937: Eric Temple Bell: Men of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text{VI}$: On the Seashore
- 1972: George F. Simmons: Differential Equations ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 3$: Appendix $\text B$: Newton
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.18$: Newton ($1642$ – $1727$)
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.25$: Kepler's Laws and Newton's Law of Gravitation
