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Newton's Philosophy of Nature: Selections from His Writings by Sir Isaac Newton,H. S. Thayer
This book provides a wide representation of the interests, problems, and diverse philosophic issues that preoccupied the greatest scientific mind of the 17th century. Grouped in sections corresponding to methods, principles, and theological considerations, these selections feature explanatory notes and cross-references to related essays. 1953 edition. Unabridged republication of the New York, 1953 edition.
Table of Contents for Newton's Philosophy of Nature: Selections from His Writings
| Editor's Preface | | Introduction: What Isaac Newton Started | | Selections from Newton | | I. The Method of Natural Philosophy | | 1. Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy | | 2. On Hypotheses | | 3. The Experimental Method | | II. Fundamental Principles of Natural Philosophy | | 1. Newton's Preface to the First Edition of the Principia | | 2. Definitions and Scholium | | 3. Axioms, or Laws of Motion | | 4. The Motion of Bodies | | III. God and Natural Philosophy | | 1. General Scholium | | 2. God and Gravity | | 3. On Creation | | 4. On Universal Design | | IV. Questions on Natural Philosophy | | 1. The New Theory about Light and Colors | | 2. On the Science of Colors | | 3. Hypothesis Touching on the Theory of Light and Colors | | 4. Perception | | 5. On Gravity | | 6. Cotes' Preface to the Second Edition of the Principia | | V. Questions from the "Optics" | | Notes | | Selected Bibliography |
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