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1 online resource (142 pages)
ISBN:
9780773561939
Content:
In 1687, Isaac Newton published "Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica" (the "Principia") a work which represents the greatest single advance in the history of science and human thought. In 1987, Queen's University, the Royal Military College of Canada, and the Royal Society of Canada sponsored a series of public lectures and seminars to celebrate the tercentenary of the publication of the "Principia.".
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Newton and the Scientific Revolution -- Science, Rationality, and Newton -- Newton and Adam Smith -- Isaac Newton, Explorer of the Real World -- From White Dwarfs to Black Holes: The History of a Revolutionary Idea -- The Newtonian Contribution to Our Understanding of the Computer -- Newton's Dream -- Symmetry in Art and Nature -- Contributors -- Organizing Committee.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780773506893
Additional Edition:
Print version Newton's Dream
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Newton's dream [Kingston] : McGill-Queen's University Pr. in Komm., 1988 ISBN 0773506896
Language:
English
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