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Newton's Principia: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy; To Which Is Added Newton's System of the World (Classic Reprint)

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Newton's Principia: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy; To Which Is Added Newton's System of the World (Classic Reprint)

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After a terrible experience of professional and personal ridicule at the hands of Robert Hooke, this book could very easily have never been published. The cost to human scientific understanding would have been catastrophic and we have not only Isaac Newton to thank for its presence. After a tragic experience of humiliation when Hooke claimed to have been the mastermind behind the discovery of the laws governing planetary motion, Newton was wary. Edmund Halley, best known to us for his namesake comet, rifled through his papers, and among his other contributions to science he convinced his friend Newton to publish his greatest work, and one of sciences greatest treasures. That book is this, Newton's Principia; The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. In these pages are the original inspired calculations that allow humanity to understand how one of the chief physical forces we encounter every day works. Isaac Newtons forces which act without a specific medium to work through were a new concept, defying the previously dominant idea of all objects existing within a physical ‘ether. This insight changed how people thought about and studied physics, leading directly to later scientific breakthroughs. In an age of polymaths, Newton was no exception, he was a student of philosophy in his youth and attempted to provide the same logical underpinning to his scientific work. He even sought a way to square his intellectual convictions with his theological beliefs, which were deep rooted and remained with him all his life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
Release date NZ
July 27th, 2018
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
BLACK_AND_WHITE_BLEED
Pages
585
Dimensions
152x229x32
ISBN-13
9781334997150
Product ID
26233390

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