The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

For works with similar titles, see Principia Mathematica.

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Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) (1687)
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Latin for "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", often called the Principia (sometimes Principia Mathematica), is a work in three books by Isaac Newton, first published 5 July 1687. Newton also published two further editions, in 1713 and 1726. It contains among other things the statement of Newton's laws of motion, forming the foundation of classical mechanics, as well as his law of universal gravitation. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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English-language translations of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica include:

The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (1729), translated by Andrew Motte with a preface by Roger Cotes. To which are added, The Laws of the Moon's Motion, according to Gravity. By John Machin. London: Benjamin Motte.
The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (1803), translated by Andrew Motte, with additional texts by W. Emerson and John Machin.
The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (1846), translated by Andrew Motte, carefully revised and corrected, with a life of the author, by N. W. Chittenden. New York: Adee (1st American ed.).

This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.

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