Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

1687 work by Isaac Newton describing his laws of motion and gravitation
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica is a written work.

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Summary

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,405 views/month, #42 of 6,426).[2]

Key Facts

  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica authored Isaac Newton[3].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's instance of is recorded as treatise[5].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's instance of is recorded as academic work[6].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's genre is natural philosophy[7].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's genre is classical mechanics[8].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's based on is recorded as De motu corporum in gyrum[9].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's based on is recorded as Galileo Galilei[10].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's depicts is recorded as Newton's laws of motion[11].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's place of publication is recorded as London[12].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's Commons category is recorded as Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica[13].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[14].
  • 1680 marks the founding of Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica[15].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica was released on 1687[16].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's translator is recorded as Jakob Philipp Wolfers[17].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's has edition or translation is recorded as Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica[18].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's has edition or translation is recorded as Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica[19].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's has edition or translation is recorded as Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical principles of natural philosophy and his System of the world / ed. Florian Cajori. - 1934[20].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's has edition or translation is recorded as Q130243916[21].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's has edition or translation is recorded as Q136911048[22].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's has edition or translation is recorded as Q136911066[23].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's main subject is classical physics[24].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's main subject is Newton's laws of motion[25].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's main subject is gravity[26].
  • Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica's work available at URL is recorded as https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Mathematical_Principles_of_Natural_Philosophy_(1846)[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include written work[4], treatise[5], and academic work[6].

History and Context

1680 marks the founding of Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica[15].

Why It Matters

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ranks in the top 0.65% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,405 views/month, #42 of 6,426).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  7. [9] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
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  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Genre natural philosophy, classical mechanics
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
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