Force and Geometry in Newton's Principia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Force and Geometry in Newton's Principia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Francois De Gandt
Translated by Curtis Wilson
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:312
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreGeometry
Classical mechanics
ISBN/Barcode 9780691602516
ClassificationsDewey:531
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 171 line drawings

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

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 deta

Reviews

"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