Force and geometry in Newton's Principia

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Force and geometry in Newton's Principia

Instantiates

• Force and geometry in Newton's Principia

Publication

• Princeton N.J., Princeton University Press, 1995

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-293) and index

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text

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• txt

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Contents

Ch. I. The De motu of 1684. The Elements of Newton's Solution -- Ch. II. Aspects of Force before the Principia. The Diffusion of the Solar Virtue: Kepler and the Calculation of Forces. Weight and Acceleration: Force and Time in the Galilean Tradition. Gravity and Centrifugal Force: The Analysis of Effort in the Cartesian Tradition. Newton and Circular Motion before the Principia -- Ch. III. The Mathematical Methods. Indivisibles or Ultimate Ratios? The Methods of Indivisibles. Motion in Geometry: The Kinematics of Curves and the Method of Fluxions. The Methods of the Principia (1): Ultimate Ratios and Finite Witnesses. The Methods of the Principia (2): The Inverse Problem and the Emergence of a New Style

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25 cm

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xiv, 296 pages

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9780691033679

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

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illustrations

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b1704981