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Magnificent Principia

By Colin Pask

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Magnificent Principia

By Colin Pask

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Will help you appreciate and understand the significance of Isaac Newton's masterpiece--what many regard as the greatest scientific contribution of all time.Despite its dazzling reputation, Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, or simply the Principia, remains a mystery for many people. Few of even the most intellectually curious readers, including professional scientists and mathematicians, have actually looked in the Principia or appreciated its contents.Mathematician Colin Pask seeks to remedy this deficit with this accessible guided tour through Newton's masterpiece. Using the final edition of the Principia, Pask clearly demonstrates how it sets out Newton's (and now our) approach to science, how the framework of classical 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. He also includes scene-setting chapters about Newton himself and scientific developments in his time, as well as chapters about the reception and influence of the Principia up to the present day.Now in paperback with a new preface, this lucidly written work makes Newton's landmark achievement comprehensible to lay readers.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
528
Release Date:
2019-04-16
Publication Date:
2019-04-16
Publisher:
Globe Pequot Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1633885682
ISBN13:
9781633885684
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
649 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
230 cm
Thickness:
37 cm
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