The mathematical principles of natural philosophy / by Sir Isaac Newton ; translated into English by Andrew Motte ; to which are added, Newton's system of the world ; a short comment on, and defence of, the Principia, by W. Emerson ; with The laws of the moon's motion according to gravity, by John Machin.

Format:

• Microformat

Author/Creator:

• Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.

Contributor:

• Motte, Andrew, -1734.
• Davis, William, 1771-1807.
• Emerson, William, 1701-1782.
• Machin, John, -1751.

Standardized Title:

• Principia. English. 1803

Language:

• English
• Latin

Subjects (All):

• Mechanics--Early works to 1800.
• Mechanics.
• Celestial mechanics--Early works to 1800.
• Celestial mechanics.

Physical Description:

• 3 volumes : illustrations (some folded), portrait ; 22 cm
• 6x9 in.
• monochrome
• service copy
• positive

Edition:

A new edition / (with the life of the author and a portrait, taken from the bust in the Royal Observatory at Greenwich), carefully revised and corrected by W. Davis.

Manufacture:

(Knight & Compton)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for H.D. Symond, 1803.

Notes:

• Translation of: Philosophi naturalis principia mathematica.
• Micro-opaque. New York : Readex Microprint, 1971. 13 cards ; 23 x 15 cm. (Landmarks of science)

Related Work:

• Emerson, William, 1701-1782. Newton's system of the world.
• Machin, John, -1751. Laws of the moon's motion according to gravity.

OCLC:

8260604