The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, Volume 1Isaac Newton's The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy translated by Andrew Motte and published in two volumes in 1729 remains the first and only translation of Newton's Philosophia naturalis principia mathematica, which was first published in London in 1687. As the most famous work in the history of the physical sciences there is little need to summarize the contents.--J. Norman, 2006. |
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ABFD abſolute accelerative alſo altitude angle VCP apfis arifing axis becauſe biſected body revolving cafe cauſe centre of force centre of gravity centripetal force circle common centre conic ſection corpuscle curve line cycloid demonſtrated deſcribed diameter diminiſhed diſtance drawn duplicate ratio ellipfis equal fame fides figure fince firſt focus folid force tending fubduplicate ratio given points given ratio globe hyperbola immoveable increaſed infinitum interfections inverſely laſt latus rectum LEMMA leſs let fall moſt motion move muſt orbit ordinate parabola parallel particles paſs paſſing perpendicular plane poſition principal vertex prop proportional PROPOSITION quadratures quantity radius reaſoning reciprocally rectangle rectilinear reſiſtance reſt right line ſame ſay SCHOLIUM ſcribed ſecond ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſimilar ſituate ſome ſpace ſphærical ſphere ſquare ſtance ſuch ſum ſuperficies ſuppoſe ſyſtem tangent THEOREM theſe thoſe trajectory triangles uſe velocity verſed whoſe