Magnificent Principia

Description:

Pask demonstrates how the Principia sets out Newton's approach to science, how the framework of classic mechanics is established, how terrestrial phenomena like the tides and projectile motion are explained, and how we can understand the dynamics of the solar system and the paths of comets.

subjects: Mechanics,  Celestial mechanics,  Early works to 1800,  Newton, isaac, sir, 1642-1727,  Mechanics, early works to 1800

People: Isaac Newton (1642-1727)