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In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. Even after more than three centuries and the revolutions of Einsteinian relativity and quantum mechanics, Newtonian physics continues to account for many of the phenomena of the observed world, and Newtonian celestial dynamics is used to determine the orbits of our space vehicles. This authoritative, modern translation by I. Bernard Cohen and Anne Whitman, the first in more than 285 years, is based on the 1726 edition, the final revised version approved by Newton; it includes extracts from the earlier editions, corrects errors found in earlier versions, and replaces archaic English with contemporary prose and up-to-date mathematical forms. Newton's principles describe acceleration, deceleration, and inertial movement; fluid dynamics; and the motions of the earth, moon, planets, and comets. A great work in itself, the Principia also revolutionized the methods of scientific investigation. It set forth the fundamental three laws of motion and the law of universal gravity, the physical principles that account for the Copernican system of the world as emended by Kepler, thus effectively ending controversy concerning the Copernican planetary system. The translation-only edition of this preeminent work is truly accessible for today's scientists, scholars, and students.
Mechanics --- Celestial mechanics --- Newton, Isaac, --- 1726 physics. --- contemporary prose. --- force. --- math history. --- math nerds. --- math student. --- math. --- mathematicians. --- mathematics and science. --- motion. --- newtonian physics. --- outer space. --- phenomena. --- philosophy. --- physics. --- principia. --- scientific investigation. --- teachers. --- updated edition.
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First published in 1973 - and followed by Volume II in 1976 and Volume III in 1980 - this anthology has assumed classic status in the field of Egyptology and portrays the remarkable evolution of the literary forms of one of the world's earliest civilizations. Volume I outlines the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian literary genres, including biographical and historical inscriptions carved on stone, the various classes of literary works written with pen on papyrus, and the mortuary literature that focuses on life after death. Introduced with a new foreword by Antonio Loprieno.Volume II shows the culmination of these literary genres within the single period known as the New Kingdom (1550-1080 B.C.). With a new foreword by Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert.Volume III spans the last millennium of Pharaonic civilization, from the tenth century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era. With a new foreword by Joseph G. Manning.
Languages & Literatures --- Middle Eastern Languages & Literatures --- Egyptian literature --- Egypt --- ahmose son of abana. --- amenhotep. --- ancient egypt. --- ancient egyptian prayers. --- egyptian studies. --- egyptology. --- general haremhab. --- giza. --- hieroglyphics. --- hymns. --- inscriptions. --- kadesh battle. --- merneptah. --- new kingdom. --- obelisk. --- paheri. --- penitential hymns. --- pharoh. --- prayers. --- pyramids. --- royal families. --- sphinx. --- spirituality and religion. --- thutmose. --- tomb of neferhotep. --- vizier rekhmire. --- volume ii. --- amenemope. --- ancient history. --- biographical. --- early christian era. --- egyptian civilization. --- egyptian literary genres. --- historical inscription. --- historical. --- history. --- new edition. --- new forward. --- new kingdom of egypt. --- papyrus. --- pharaonic civilization. --- updated edition. --- volume iii.
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