The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

Description

Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy ('Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica'), is a work in three books by Sir Isaac Newton, first published on the 5th July 1687. The Principia states Newton's laws of motion, forming the foundation of classical mechanics, also Newton's law of universal gravitation, and a derivation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion. The Principia is justly regarded as one of the most important works in the history of science.

№ 2 in Neil deGrasse Tyson's Essential Book List.

Part of the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World set.

This book has 566 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1687; this translation by Andrew Motte, 1846.

Production notes: This ebook of The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy was published by Global Grey in 2020.