The Most Famous Physics Textbook

A look at Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy). This great physics book first published in 1687 contains Newton's laws of motion and includes work on the motion of bodies including the inverse square law.

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[tibees]

Most online bookstores should have a copy of this book, just check that it is in English not Latin. There are also a few PDF versions online, some more legal than others, if you want to read a copy for yourself (searching for "Mathematical principles of natural philosophy" helps). My copy came from Fishpond but I don't recommend it because there are better copies out there which include all 3 books. I wouldn't buy it if you want to learn physics because it is very hard to understand and almost any modern physics book would be a better help. It's just interesting from a historical perspective.

[integza]

Why is Rapunzel making a ASMR video about laws?

[RodrigoRodriguez-izhl]

I’ve been of great privilege to have seen and touched a first edition of this amazing Issac Newton book! My university has an antique book library and we have a first edition of Principia Mathematica... it’s truly an amazing book, one of the most fascinating pieces of engineering

[swapnilshrivastava]

I like your enthusiasm for science and the way you make some very scary books(as some people may find them) familiar enough to check out.
Thanks for the video !

[jonathandavis]

This was an integral book for mathematics. Truly not a derivative of anything done before.

[duchi]

*"What is your secret for always staying down-to-Earth?"*

*Keeanu Reeves:* Gravity

[MrKelaher]

His posthumous "Method of Fluxions" literally changed my life - I went from seeing calculus as chore to groking it deeply.
I then went back to Principia and loved it too - years of high-school Latin finally had a purpose!
He had a habit of coming up with intuitive formulations that while less powerful than formalist methods are better for building intuition for me.

[robertdavis]

Loved it! More content like this, please! It's surprisingly rare to see people discuss famous textbooks directly, despite their vast significance on modern science/math/knowledge. Some other ones that come to mind would be Euler's Introductio in analysin infinitorum, and Maxwell's A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism. Super historically important works, but no one ever bothers to even take a look past the cover.

[woosh]

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[saberfire]

Your aura reminds me of Aurora the singer. The way you talk is so smooth and calm and the passion for what you love shows through your very being. Keep up the great work.

[metterklume]

For anyone interested in the content of the Principia: take a look at "Newton's Principia for the Common Reader" by S. Chandrasekhar (the man who first described blackholes). It is a decade long labour of love and really gets into the genius of Newton's arguments in modern language.

[ankur]

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[ChrisChoi]

man, its absolutely insane what a genius Newton was. imagine all of your peers in school. do you think any of them could do something like this? can you imagine yourself doing something like this all by yourself? and even further, Newton took it upon himself to derive all of these laws and rules for calculus and physics pretty much all by himself, although he drew a lot from former people. i always have immense respect for these types of people who are intellectual enough to drive our knowledge foward. those Fermats and Newtons and Einsteins of the world

[kimia]

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[mavos]

I was fortunate enough to work next to The Royal Society in London and during an exhibition i was able to look through Newton’s manuscripts, diary’s and lectures.
To actually see where he put his ideas and theories onto paper was incredible.

[suraj-ram]

One of the most important books ever published!!

[Carmine_Lupertazzi]

The publishers need a slap. Text being written into the spine of a book is unforgivable.

[MathwithMing]

Thank you for showing this. The geometric solution of the Kepler problem in this book is truly beautiful. Something rarely mentioned in standard courses these days

[CottonCookie]

This is so lovely! I'll definitely get the book and read it! Ha, and your voice is so calming to hear!

[satacombre]

Hey ! I’m french and on monday, i will have a part of my french exam (the baccalauréat) called EAF ( épreuve anticipée de français ) with tex analysis, dissertation (essay) ... I’m really nervous and your voice really help me to calm me down ! You are so calm and interesting to listen ! Then you for your little help :)