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Genre/Form: | Early works Early works to 1800 |
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Named Person: | Isaac Newton; Isaac Newton; Isaac Newton |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Colin Pask |
ISBN: | 9781616147457 1616147458 |
OCLC Number: | 818738072 |
Description: | 528 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Introductory material -- How the Principia begins -- Developing the basics of dynamics -- On to more complex situations -- About Principia Book II -- The majestic Principia Book III -- Reception and influence of Principia. |
Responsibility: | Colin Pask. |
Abstract:
Pask demonstrates how the Principia sets out Newton's approach to science, how the framework of classic mechanics is established, how terrestrial phenomena like the tides and projectile motion are explained, and how we can understand the dynamics of the solar system and the paths of comets.
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- Newton, Isaac, -- 1642-1727. -- Principia.
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