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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (English: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), often called simply the Principia (/prɪnˈsɪpiə, -ˈkɪp-/), is a book by Sir Isaac Newton that expounds Newton's laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation.

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Author
Isaac Newton
Publication date
1687
Language
Neo-Latin
LC Class
QA803 .A53
Original text
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica at Latin Wikisource
Publication place
England

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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica → Cambridge Digital Library High, Cambridge High, Cambridge University, Congress, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, First, From, Gabriel Cramer, Gunnerus Library, High-resolution, Latin, Library, Newton's, Newton's Principia, Project Gutenberg, Rare Book, Special Collection Division, Trinity College Library
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica → QA803 .A53
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica → Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica at Latin Wikisource
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