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# The Principia: The Authoritative Translation and Guide: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

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Review: Great translation and notes for Principia - I bought the Principia to study the origin of physics and calculus. The first 300+ pages contain the translator's notes by Cohen on each chapter of the original book, with a lot of insightful discussion. It certainly help one tremendously to understand the book written 300+ years ago. It clarifies several points, for example, the impetus force used in Newton's original law of motions. Why there are 3 laws? I feel very satisfied and understand more with these explanation. The translation is a new one, which is different from the classical translation by Motte. I cannot compare these two versions of translation, but satisficed with this one at hand.
Review: The best translation of the Principia - This is an impressive work of scholarship & I highly recommend it to all serious students of physics. The authors set out to produce a modern translation of the third and final version of Newton's masterpiece which was originally written in Latin and published in 1726. The first & only complete English translation of the Principia, before this new translation was made, was by Andrew Motte in 1729 - only three years after Newton's work in Latin appeared. Motte's translation was revised and "modernized" several times in the intervening 270 years, the last being in the mid 1800's but it still was regarded as being almost as difficult and opaque as Newton's original. This new translation by Cohen & Whitman is really two books in one. The first 370 pages of the 966 page work is "A Guide to Newton's Principia" and consists of eleven Chapters that explain the structure of Newton's work and how to read it. This part is indispensable to the modern reader. The last 596 pages is a careful translation into modern English of the original Latin version.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #70,533 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Mathematical Physics (Books) #13 in Philosophy (Books) #21 in Mathematics History |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (473) |
| Dimensions  | 7 x 1.8 x 10 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0520290887 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0520290884 |
| Item Weight  | 3.7 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 992 pages |
| Publication date  | February 5, 2016 |
| Publisher  | University of California Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great translation and notes for Principia
*by L***R on January 31, 2024*

I bought the Principia to study the origin of physics and calculus. The first 300+ pages contain the translator's notes by Cohen on each chapter of the original book, with a lot of insightful discussion. It certainly help one tremendously to understand the book written 300+ years ago. It clarifies several points, for example, the impetus force used in Newton's original law of motions. Why there are 3 laws? I feel very satisfied and understand more with these explanation. The translation is a new one, which is different from the classical translation by Motte. I cannot compare these two versions of translation, but satisficed with this one at hand.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best translation of the Principia
*by J***N on November 7, 2018*

This is an impressive work of scholarship & I highly recommend it to all serious students of physics. The authors set out to produce a modern translation of the third and final version of Newton's masterpiece which was originally written in Latin and published in 1726. The first & only complete English translation of the Principia, before this new translation was made, was by Andrew Motte in 1729 - only three years after Newton's work in Latin appeared. Motte's translation was revised and "modernized" several times in the intervening 270 years, the last being in the mid 1800's but it still was regarded as being almost as difficult and opaque as Newton's original. This new translation by Cohen & Whitman is really two books in one. The first 370 pages of the 966 page work is "A Guide to Newton's Principia" and consists of eleven Chapters that explain the structure of Newton's work and how to read it. This part is indispensable to the modern reader. The last 596 pages is a careful translation into modern English of the original Latin version.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent translation with helpful apparatus
*by L***R on June 10, 2007*

I am writing my dissertation on Newton and have found this translation incredibly helpful and surprisingly readable. The Principia is one of the most difficult and inaccessible books ever written -- so much so, in fact that even John Locke (himself a pretty smart guy) had to ask Christian Huygens to explain much of it to him. This difficulty was intentional, because Newton did not want people who only understood math a little to try and undermine his arguments. For this reason, he rewrote book three so that only those who had read and understood book 1 could understand its concepts. People laugh when I tell then that I own a book with a three hundred page introduction, but it's a book that needs a three hundred page intro. In their intro, Cohen and whitman describe the history of the principia, its structure, an explanation of where prior translations have fallen short, and -- most importantly -- note which of the Principia's sections have been most significant during and after Newton's time. This is helpful so that when you get to each section, you are more likely to notice which elements may have seemed most controversial, where he is taking down Descartes' vortices, etc. I'm not saying I agree 100% with cohen and whitman on all of their points, but they have produced a work that does not simply translate the book; it also shares the writers' substantial knowledge about the principia. This is an essential and monumental translation. If you are at all interested in early modern science, you must own it.

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