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Force and Geometry in Newton´s Principia
François de Gandt
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Description for Force and Geometry in Newton´s Principia
Hardback. Translator(s): Wilson, Curtis. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, 171 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
In this book Francois De Gandt introduces us to the reading of Newton's Principia in its own terms. The path of access that De Gandt proposes leads through the study of the geometrization of force. The result is a highly original meditation on the sources and meaning of Newton's magnum opus. In Chapter I De Gandt presents a translation of and detailed commentary on an earlier and simpler version of what in 1687 became Book I of the Principia; here in clearer and starker outline than in the final version, the basic principles of Newton's dynamics show forth. Chapter ... Read more
In this book Francois De Gandt introduces us to the reading of Newton's Principia in its own terms. The path of access that De Gandt proposes leads through the study of the geometrization of force. The result is a highly original meditation on the sources and meaning of Newton's magnum opus. In Chapter I De Gandt presents a translation of and detailed commentary on an earlier and simpler version of what in 1687 became Book I of the Principia; here in clearer and starker outline than in the final version, the basic principles of Newton's dynamics show forth. Chapter ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691631981
SKU
V9780691631981
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Reviews for Force and Geometry in Newton´s Principia
"A major contribution to Newtonian studies."
Choice "De Gandt's book ... is a lucid and historically grounded essay devoted to Newton's mathematization of central forces."
Centaurus
Choice "De Gandt's book ... is a lucid and historically grounded essay devoted to Newton's mathematization of central forces."
Centaurus