Force and Geometry in Newton's Principia

by François De Gandt

Book Overview

In this book Fran ois De Gandt introduces us to the reading of Newton's Principia in its own terms. The path of access that De Gandt proposes leads through the study of the geometrization of force. The result is a highly original meditation on the sources and meaning of Newton's magnum opus.

In Chapter I De Gandt presents a translation of and detailed commentary on an earlier and simpler version of what in 1687 became Book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691602514
• ISBN13: 9780691602516
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"