Reading the Principia : the debate on Newton's mathematical methods for natural philosophy from 1687 to 1736 /

Isaac Newton's Principia is considered one of the masterpieces in the history of science. The mathematical methods employed by Newton in the Principia stimulated much debate among his contemporaries, especially Leibniz, Huygens, Bernoulli and Euler, who debated their merits and drawbacks. Among...

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Main Author: Guicciardini, Niccolò
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1999.
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