Newtonian scholarship took great leaps forward in the second half of the 20th century. The completion of critical editions of Newton's mathematical papers and of his scientific correspondence, as well as the publication of the first volume of his optical papers and of variant readings of the "Principia" in the original Latin, have made most of Newton's scientific work available for study and analysis for the first time. This has provided a better understanding of Newton's "Principia" and "Optics" especially regarding their origin and interpretation, much of which has remained obscure for several centuries. Some of the new developments and insights are presented in this volume, by several of the scholars who have made these primary sources accessible, and by others who are using them to elucidate Newton's work. Most of the papers included were presented at the "Symposium on the Foundations of Newtonian Scholarship", held at the Royal Society in London in March 1997.
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During the last half of the twentieth century, there have been outstanding advances in Newtonian scholarship because we have had universal access to major portions of Newton's papers and manuscripts that were previously available only to a few scholars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Isaac Newton, Cambridge University Press, Royal Society, Newton's Principia, Rupert Hall, Tom Whiteside, Bernard Cohen, Curtis Wilson, Michael Nauenberg, University Library, David Gregory, Oxford University Press, Alan Shapiro, General Scholium, Robert Hooke, Rise of Astrophysics, Unpublished Scientific Papers, New York, Newton's Portsmouth, University of California Press, Astronomia Nova, Rouse Ball, Department of Physics, Fourth Book, American Journal of Physics New!
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During the last half of the twentieth century, there have been outstanding advances in Newtonian scholarship because we have had universal access to major portions of Newton's papers and manuscripts that were previously available only to a few scholars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Isaac Newton, Cambridge University Press, Royal Society, Newton's Principia, Rupert Hall, Tom Whiteside, Bernard Cohen, Curtis Wilson, Michael Nauenberg, University Library, David Gregory, Oxford University Press, Alan Shapiro, General Scholium, Robert Hooke, Rise of Astrophysics, Unpublished Scientific Papers, New York, Newton's Portsmouth, University of California Press, Astronomia Nova, Rouse Ball, Department of Physics, Fourth Book, American Journal of Physics New!
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- The Mathematical Papers of Isaac Newton (The Mathematical Papers of Sir Isaac Newton) (v. 1) by Isaac Newton on 17 pages
- Mathematical principles of natural philosophy and Treatise On Light (Great books of the Western World, v. 34) by Isaac Newton on 5 pages
- Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics, Part A, Tycho Brahe to Newton (General History of Astronomy) by R. Taton on 5 pages
- The Investigation of Difficult Things: Essays on Newton and the History of the Exact Sciences in Honour of D. T. Whiteside by Peter M. Harman in Front Matter, page 52, and page 93
- Let Newton Be! by John Fauvel in Front Matter, and page 157
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- Reading the Principia: The Debate on Newton's Mathematical Methods for Natural Philosophy from 1687 to 1736 by Niccolò Guicciardini in Back Matter
- Reading Natural Philosophy: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Science and Mathematics by David B. Malament on page 68
- Robert Hooke: Tercentennial Studies by Michael Cooper in Back Matter
- Wrong for the Right Reasons (Archimedes) by Jed Z. Buchwald on page 155
- Reading the Principia: The Debate on Newton's Mathematical Methods for Natural Philosophy from 1687 to 1736 by Niccolò Guicciardini in Back Matter
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