The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
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The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

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The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

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The book that redefined the universe—and laid the foundation of modern science. The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (1687), known as the Principia Mathematica, by Isaac Newton, is one of the most influential works in human history. In this monumental text, Newton formulates the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, providing a unified framework that explained both earthly mechanics and the motion of the heavens. With rigorous mathematics and groundbreaking insight, he transformed natural philosophy into modern physics. More than a scientific treatise, the Principia represents a revolution in thought—a turning point that shaped astronomy, mechanics, and the Enlightenment itself. Its impact echoes in every branch of science and continues to inspire scholars, scientists, and thinkers to this day. For students of science, philosophy, or history, The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy remains essential reading: the origin of the modern scientific worldview. ? Click "Buy Now" and explore Isaac Newton's timeless masterpiece that unlocked the laws of the universe.

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Information

Publisher
Golden Quill Classics
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9782387171351
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Mechanics

Table of contents

  1. Top
  2. The Authors Preface
  3. Definitions.
  4. Axioms, or Laws of Motion.
  5. Book i. Of the Motion of Bodies.
  6. Of the method of first and last ratios of quantities.
  7. Of the Invention of Centripetal Forces.
  8. Of the motion of bodies in eccentric conic sections.
  9. Of the finding of elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic orbits, from the focus given.
  10. How the orbits are to be found when neither focus is given.
  11. How the motions are to be found in given orbits.
  12. Concerning the rectilinear ascent and descent of bodies.
  13. Of the invention of orbits wherein bodies will revolve, being acted upon by any sort of centripetal force.
  14. Of the motion of bodies in moveable orbits; and of the motion of the apsides.
  15. Of the motion of bodies in given superficies, and of the reciprocal motion of funependulous bodies.
  16. Of the motions of bodies tending to each other with centripetal forces.
  17. Of the attractive forces of sphaerical bodies.
  18. Of the attractive forces of bodies which are not of a sphaerical figure.
  19. Of the motion of very small bodies when agitated by centripetal forces tending to the several parts of any very great body.
  20. Book ii. Of the Motion of Bodies.
  21. Of the motion of bodies that are resisted in the ratio of the velocity.
  22. Of the motion of bodies that are resisted in the duplicate ratio of their velocities.
  23. Of the motions of bodies which are resisted partly in the ratio of the velocities, and partly in the duplicate of the same ratio.
  24. Of the circular motion of bodies in resisting mediums.
  25. Of the density and compression of fluids; and of hydrostatics.
  26. Of the motion and resistance of funependulous bodies.
  27. Of the motion of fluids, and the resistance made to projected bodies.
  28. Of motion propagated through fluids.
  29. Of the circular motion of fluids.
  30. Book iii.
  31. Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy.
  32. Phaenomena, or Appearances.
  33. Propositions
  34. General Scholium.
  35. Index.