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Classical mechanics and universal gravitation — Isaac Newton

1687 AD · Transmission: Global

PhysicsTheoryBritish

Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. Unifies terrestrial mechanics and astronomy. Governs physics until Einstein. Calculus (developed in parallel with Leibniz) is the underlying mathematical tool.

InstitutionTrinity College, Cambridge / Royal Society

Historical regionKingdom of England

Primary sourceNewton — Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (London, 1687). Available: archive.org

Secondary sourceMacTutor, St Andrews — Isaac Newton

Original languageLatin

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