Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1822) - Hardcover

Newton Sir, Sir Isaac

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0548952612 ISBN 13: 9780548952610

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

About this title

About the Author

Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/7), was an English physicist and mathematician (described in his own day as a "natural philosopher") who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"), first published in 1687, laid the foundations for classical mechanics. Newton made seminal contributions to optics, and he shares credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of calculus. He was a fellow of Trinity College and the second Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. He was a devout but unorthodox Christian and, unusually for a member of the Cambridge faculty of the day, he refused to take holy orders in the Church of England, perhaps because he privately rejected the doctrine of the Trinity. Beyond his work on the mathematical sciences, Newton dedicated much of his time to the study of biblical chronology and alchemy, but most of his work in those areas remained unpublished until long after his death. In his later life, he became president of the Royal Society. He also served the British government as Warden and Master of the Royal Mint.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0548952612
• ISBN 13: 9780548952610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 212