The Three First Sections and Part of the Seventh Section of Newton's Principia - Softcover

Newton, Isaac, Sir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1432658778 ISBN 13: 9781432658779

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, 2007

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The Three First Sections And Part Of The Seventh Section Of Newton�������s Principia is a book written by the famous scientist Isaac Newton. The book is a collection of three sections and part of the seventh section of his landmark work, Philosophi����� Naturalis Principia Mathematica, also known as the Principia. The first section of the book deals with the laws of motion, which are the foundation of classical mechanics. Newton introduces the concepts of inertia, force, and acceleration, and explains how they are related to each other. He also discusses the law of universal gravitation, which states that every object in the universe is attracted to every other object with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.The second section of the book focuses on the motion of fluids, including both liquids and gases. Newton describes the behavior of fluids under different conditions, such as when they are in motion or at rest. He also discusses the principles of hydrostatics, which deal with the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.The third section of the book deals with the phenomena of optics, including the behavior of light and the formation of images. Newton explains the principles of reflection and refraction, and describes how lenses and mirrors can be used to create images.The seventh section of the book, which is only partially included in this edition, is concerned with the motion of celestial bodies, including the moon, planets, and comets. Newton applies the laws of motion and gravitation to explain the movements of these objects and to predict their future positions.Overall, The Three First Sections And Part Of The Seventh Section Of Newton�������s Principia is a foundational work in the fields of physics and astronomy, and is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the fundamental principles of the natural world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. 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 their original work.

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Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 - 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author (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 of classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing the infinitesimal calculus. In Principia, Newton formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation that formed the dominant scientific viewpoint until it was superseded by the theory of relativity. Newton used his mathematical description of gravity to prove Kepler's laws of planetary motion, account for tides, the trajectories of comets, the precession of the equinoxes and other phenomena, eradicating doubt about the Solar System's heliocentricity. He demonstrated that the motion of objects on Earth and celestial bodies could be accounted for by the same principles. Newton's inference that the Earth is an oblate spheroid was later confirmed by the geodetic measurements of Maupertuis, La Condamine, and others, convincing most European scientists of the superiority of Newtonian mechanics over earlier systems.Newton built the first practical reflecting telescope and developed a sophisticated theory of colour based on the observation that a prism separates white light into the colours of the visible spectrum. His work on light was collected in his highly influential book Opticks, published in 1704. He also formulated an empirical law of cooling, made the first theoretical calculation of the speed of sound and introduced the notion of a Newtonian fluid. In addition to his work on calculus, as a mathematician Newton contributed to the study of power series, generalised the binomial theorem to non-integer exponents, developed a method for approximating the roots of a function, and classified most of the cubic plane curves. Newton 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 who privately rejected the doctrine of the Trinity. Unusually for a member of the Cambridge faculty of the day, he refused to take holy orders in the Church of England. Beyond his work on the mathematical sciences, Newton dedicated much of his time to the study of alchemy and biblical chronology, but most of his work in those areas remained unpublished until long after his death. Politically and personally tied to the Whig party, Newton served two brief terms as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge, in 1689-90 and 1701-02. He was knighted by Queen Anne in 1705 and spent the last three decades of his life in London, serving as Warden (1696-1700) and Master (1700-1727) of the Royal Mint, as well as president of the Royal Society (1703-1727).

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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1432658778
• ISBN 13: 9781432658779
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 163
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