400
700
900
Principia : Vol. 1 The Motion of Bodies
Isaac Newton

Principia : Vol. 1 The Motion of Bodies

University of California Press (Jan 01, 1966)
9780520009288
| Paperback
436 pages | 133 x 203 mm | English
$ 18.95 | Value: $ 18.95
Dewey 509
LC Classification QA803 .A45 1934

Subject

  • Celestial Mechanics
  • Light, Wave Theory Of
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Mechanics, Celestial

Plot

First translated from the Latin by Andrew Motte in 1729, the translation has been revised, the antiquated mathematical terms have been rephrased in terms intelligible to the modern scientist, and an historical and explanatory appendix has been supplied by Florian Cajori, one-time Professor of the History of Mathematics in the University of California, Berkeley campus.