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NewtonsPrincipia
Newton's copy of the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Newton's Annotated copy of his Principia Mathematica
Newton's own copy of the first edition. He wrote on it the changes he wanted to make for the second edition

The Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) is a trilogy, written by Isaac Newton and published on 5 July 1687. The three-book work describes physics and mathematics. It states Newton's laws of motion and the derivation of Kepler's Laws, and observations on gravity.


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  • Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1689

    Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727) author of the Principia

  • Newtons proof of Keplers second law

    Newton's proof of Kepler's second law, as described in the book. If a continuous centripetal force (red arrow) is considered on the planet during its orbit, the area of the triangles defined by the path of the planet will be the same. This is true for any fixed time interval. When the interval tends to zero, the force can be considered instantaneous. (Click image for a detailed description).

  • Manchester John Rylands Library Isaac Newton 16-10-2009 13-54-26

    Titlepage and frontispiece of the third edition, London, 1726 (John Rylands Library)

  • Nikolaus Kopernikus

    Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) formulated a heliocentric (or Sun-centered) model of the universe

  • Principia Page 1726

    A page from the Principia

  • Principia Mathematica 1713

    Second edition opened to title page

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