Glossary

Philosophiæ Naturalis

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Classification: publication
Chapter: The Problem of Whether Space is Something

Isaac Newton’s most notable work is Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, in which he set out the theory of mechanics that would dominate physics for two hundred years, has been called ‘one of the masterpieces in the history of science.’