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The Principia. Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (Concise edition) (Foundations) Kindle Edition

by Isaac Newton (Author), Marika Taylor (Author), Kirill Krasnov (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition

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Newton's bold masterwork helped shaped the cultural landscape of the world today. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader.

New concise edition with a new introduction, abridged for the modern reader. The Principia. Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy is one of the most important scientific works ever to have been written and has had a profound impact on modern science. Consisting of three separate books, the Principia states Newton’s laws of motion and Newton’s law of universal gravitation. Understanding and acceptance of these theories was not immediate, however by the end of the seventeenth century no one could deny that Newton had far exceeded all previous works and revolutionised scientific thinking.

The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.

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April 9, 2024
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Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) was an English physicist and mathematician who was a leading figure in the scientific revolution. His work throughout the seventeenth century provided the basis for modern science, including his three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. Newton’s career was prolific. He was president of the Royal Society and in 1705 he was knighted, becoming the first ever scientist to receive the honour.

Kirill Krasnov (introduction) is a Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Nottingham. He received a BSc in Physics from Kiev T. Schevchenko University in 1994 and a PhD in Physics from Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has held Postdoctoral positions at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam. He has been the recipient of the prestigious EPSRC Advanced Fellowship and the ERC Consolidator Grant. Krasnov is most known for his work on black hole entropy within the loop approach to quantum gravity, work on spin foam models of quantum gravity, as well as work on the renormalized volume of hyperbolic 3-manifolds.

Professor Marika Taylor (series foreword) is a Professor of Theoretical Physics and Head of School within Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton. Her research interests include all aspects of string theory, gravitational physics and quantum field theory. In recent years much of her work has been focused on holographic dualities and their implications. Marika's research has featured in such publications as Physical Review, Journal of High Energy Physics and General Relativity and Gravitation among others.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BMBBYK45
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Flame Tree 451 (April 9, 2024)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 9, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 376 pages

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John Arbuckle

Important Read

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2014

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This is one of those books where you can get all the information contained therein from other sources. It is a difficult read in that it was written in the language of the 16th century. However, it is stunning. Follow the math which begins with geometry and evolves into calculus. Not as a learning progression but as a necessity. At times, Newton seems almost apologetic when establishing his scenarios and problems. Almost as if he knows you can't possibly understand his intent! This book, along with The Principia, ranks as one of the very first applications of the scientific method. With all due respect to Copernicus, Galileo and many others; Newton was THE intellectual giant of the Renaissance. We are all forever in his debt.

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lots of geometry

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2018

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I've only examined the book in a very cursory (e.g., turning pages, looking at diagrams, etc.) way, so I don't have anything profound to say. Newton's use of geometry to "prove" many mathematical properties leading to calculus is very interesting. Today, these concepts can be explained in terms of point set topology, for example. I'm amazed at how Newton was able to use the only mathematical tools available to him at the time to develop his "version" of calculus (Leibniz also).

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StephOoO

For the general idea

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2014

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I wanted to get an idea of why Newton discovered/created the calculus framework. I was more interested in the problems he was trying to solve than the explicit descriptions of the math problems. The dated English is hard to decipher at times but its worth reading through at least once. Its a bit dry and a bit slow but it does something most present math books don't do; this book explains why.

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Gerald Stevens

a classic in the field of physics

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018

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This was one of the books that started classical physics. You can find modern books which are easier to understand but this is the book that started it all.

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David Morton

A great view of math history, a little hard to read and comprehend for non-experts

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2016

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This book is a facsimile version, which appeals to my sense of history; although it has a drawback: in places bits of letters have gone missing and it can impede reading ease and comprehension. Kind of like both sides of a coin I guess, so I present this as a fact, not a criticism.

The real challenge is that it isn't helping me learn maths, I see no evidence of it being like a tutorial or textbook. It reads much more like a reference for people who have a very good understanding of the maths in it already. I'm very interested in understanding what it says, and it's going to take additional help.

All up, I think it's a treasure in the historical sense as a time capsule of science, it's an economical price and looks as though it's made to last as a book.

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Payton Smith

Perfect Condition

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2020

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Bought for my physicist boyfriend. It's a hardcover and unabridged, so it's quite special to him!

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Robert Thorne

Very difficult to read and understand. One of the greatest books on the fundamentals of physics.

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2018

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I was excited when this book was suggested for me. The problem is that it takes a great deal of concentration to read it. I barely recognized Newton's three laws of motion. It is about as readable as a PhD thesis.
Anyone can afford to acquire this premier work which presents the fundamental principals of physics.
I gave it three stars because the idea of having it on the Kindle format is commendable. However, the translation needs a translation. Perhaps, there is a brillant writer , like Michael Guillan or Andy Weir, who can put the concepts into a form that is much easier to comprehend.

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Rajeev goel

Printing quality is not great, but still a fascinating insight into Newton's mind.

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2017

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This is not an easy read even for mathematicians. But hey, you can't blame the publishers for that ... it's Newton's original text, and it's a work of genius. Newton did use some pretty heavy language and sentence structure, so you have to read it real slowly and multiple times to grasp the concepts.

What I can blame the publishers for, though, is that some of the text is hard to see clearly. Letters and words are cut-off at the margins of the page, so some words are truncated. This makes it even a more difficult text to parse and understand.

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Rudransh

Solid copy

Reviewed in India on August 2, 2023

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In English. No mistakes. Translated by Motte edition.
It will help to understand your textbooks. Buy the book written by the man himself.

PussyCa┬

Obra maestra de Isaac Newton, historica y monumental

Reviewed in Mexico on July 16, 2017

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Sumamente influyente en la ciencia moderna y es considerada en mi opinión personal la más importante jamás publicada, teniendo algebra, geometría y otros apoyos en los 1600's el autor al no encontrar herramientas más allá de ellas decide crear las suyas para interpretar la realidad de otra manera excepcional y gratificante. Sin el autor no sería lo mismo el Alebra Líneal, Física, Optica, Acustíca, Cálculo diferencial e Integral, para después disfrutar tranquilamente bajo un árbol Cálculo Vectorial así como Ecuaciones Diferenciales y no por menos la Teoría de control, Comunicaciones y todas las transformadas.

El libro presenta los fundamentos de la física y de la astronomía formulados en el lenguaje de la geometría pura, de manera monumental. Se trata de una obra deductiva donde, a partir de una proposiciones muy generales, se pueden demostrar propiedades mecánicas a modo de teoremas.

Sienta las bases de la Naturaleza mediante métodos matemáticos, repasando la primera ley establece que todos los cuerpos perseveran en su estado de reposo o de movimiento uniforme en línea recta, salvo que se vean forzados a cambiar ese estado por fuerzas impresas. El estado de la inercia se convierte así en la primera ley. La segunda ley establece que el cambio de movimiento es proporcional a la fuerza motiz impresa, y se hace en la dirección de la línea recta en la que se imprime esa fuerza. La tercera manifiesta que para toda acción hay siempre una reacción opuesta e igual. Es en esta tercera ley en la que se basa la dinámica gravitacional como sistema de atracciones recíprocas. Repasando las leyes o axiomas del autor, pasa por el movimiento de los cuerpos sin resistencia. Estudia el movimiento de los cuerpos en medios resistentes o fluidos. En el campo de la astronomía: las órbitas de los planetas, los movimientos de la luna y su relación con la teoría gravitatoria, y el estudio de los cometas. Newton resuelve el problema de los movimientos planetarios y los asimila a los terrestres mediante una misma dinámica y una ley universal de gravitación y todo para que? quien fue el patrocinador del autor? ---Edmund Halley--- En honor a ello el cometa lleva su nombre además que en Inglaterra es muy especial el momento del paso de un cometa por la magnitud de sus creencias. Gracias =D

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Mario Silva

Uma leitura fascinante, mas não é uma leitura fácil.

Reviewed in Brazil on April 3, 2015

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Uma leitura fascinante, pois, além da descoberta, demonstração e desenvolvimento de vários princípios da Matemática e da Física, ainda é um passeio histórico sobre os pensamentos da época, muitos dos quais derrubados com provas irrefutáveis pelo autor. Newton introduz os princípios do cálculo infinitesimal, demonstra as suas famosas leis do movimento, as leis da gravitação, faz uma extensa análise das consequências desta sobre as marés, sobre os detalhes dos movimentos dos planetas, satélites e cometas, e as comparas com observações feitas pelos astrônomos até então e com registros da marés em vários portos, como comprovação da correção das suas teorias, e, de passagem, introduz várias leis da mecânica dos fluidos. Mas não é uma leitura fácil, principalmente para quem não é do ramo das ciências exatas. Para muitos, talvez seja melhor seguir a sugestão do próprio Newton no início do Livro III: em uma primeira leitura, ler as definições, as leis do movimento e as três primeiras seções do Livro I e passar direto para o Livro III. A estrela perdida fica por conta do tipo usado na impressão de algumas fórmulas que as torna quase ilegíveis, além de eu não ter conseguido fazê-las seguirem os comandos de ampliação do texto.

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Jayashree B.

Damn Good

Reviewed in India on June 23, 2020

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This book is so good that I could understand the classical physics better without reading the school textbook. Although I don't recommend anyone ti buy this book to clear your concept of physics as its language is a bit difficult to understand. If you don't have any problem reading an international level textbook you can buy it.

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Rob

Newton cleverly uses easily visualised concepts to explain his findings

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2015

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For any prospective mechanical engineer or anyone with a profound interest in the fundamental forces of how the universe work this really is a must. While the language is not modern in its phrasing every idea is stated without any assumptions as to the reader's knowledge, it assumes a blank canvas and removes any ambiguity. Newton cleverly uses easily visualised concepts to explain his findings.

Aside from this it is fascinating and humbling to see the inner workings of one of the finest minds of all time. It also shows Newton in a far more humble light than I would have otherwise assumed, where in modern times much has been made of disproving Newton's laws Newton himself states that work involved in coming to these laws was very difficult and that the he hopes the reader will not scold the author for his errors.

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