The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

by Isaac Newton

Book Overview

The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy: Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton and translated into English by Andrew Motte. Philosophi Naturalis Principia Mathematica... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520088174
• ISBN13: 9780520088177
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 9745 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

This is a key masterpiece in the history of Science.

I bought this book not for the purpose of learning Classical Mechanics from it, but for the scientific curiosity of learning how the great Isaac Newton presented his revolutionary scientific ideas to the world. Of course, it is difficult to read. This is an old translation of a book written in Latin more than 300 years ago!This book is a jewel. Just like the original works of Einstein, Maxwell, Heisenberg, Schroedinger and all those giants. The person buying this book should not expect to find a clear didactic textbook when originally it was not written for the layman, but for the expert scientific community of its time. Buy this book, sit back, scan through it, and enjoy a true piece of history.