Book | Chapter
Isaac Newton and the mathematical principles of natural philosophy
pp. 47-60
Abstract
The appearance of Isaac Newton's (1642–1727) Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis (The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) in 1687 is taken symbolically as the beginning of the new era of the empirical sciences. Newton's work laid the foundations for the first part of the new physics—classical mechanics
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Heller Michael (2011) Philosophy in science: an historical introduction. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 47-60
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-17705-7_6
Full citation:
Heller Michael (2011) Isaac Newton and the mathematical principles of natural philosophy, In: Philosophy in science, Dordrecht, Springer, 47–60.