The Principia
The Authoritative Translation and Guide
by Isaac Newton
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Physics, Books Recommended by Paul Graham, and Most Recommended Books.
In his monumental 1687 work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. Even after more than three centuries and the revolutions of Einsteinian relativity and quantum...
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