Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica: Facsimile of third edition (1726) with variant readings; Vols. 1 and 2. In Latin. [Facsimile] [Hardcover]

Isaac Newton (Author), I. Bernard Cohen (Editor), Alexandre Koyre (Editor)

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Text: Latin, English

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I. Bernard Cohen, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus, at Harvard University, is one of the founders of the modern study of the history of science.

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• Hardcover: 952 pages
• Publisher: Harvard University Press; 3 edition (January 1, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0674664752
• ISBN-13: 978-0674664753
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.8 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,422,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars $87 for a facsimile?, October 20, 2011

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This review is from: Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica: Facsimile of third edition (1726) with variant readings; Vols. 1 and 2. In Latin. (Hardcover)

Don't make me laugh! Try $15 for it! Time for me to laugh and look at other sellers for a realistic price.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mind. This is it. Touch it and get galvanized!, November 21, 2000

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This review is from: Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica: Facsimile of third edition (1726) with variant readings; Vols. 1 and 2. In Latin. (Hardcover)

This is a 'hard-to-read' book. The great mind builds up the world on his simple principles. He does not use his inventions that are now known as differentiation and integration. He only uses Euclid's geometry to build the world upon his three principles, with the majesty like God's. It's not so good as a course book for mechanics. He takes the hard but rigorous way than to take the way that is easy but yet lacks the rigour in his time. The Door to Heaven is narrow and hard to follow. But you can feel how a human mind can be great by just opening this book and look at the scratch of the lion's claw.