History and Philosophy of Mechanics: Newton's Principia Mathematica

A photograph of an apple tree with some flowers around the base.

A tree said to be descended from the tree that Newton sat under while he thought about gravity. Photo courtesy of jmurray000 on Flickr. CC-BY-NC-SA)

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MIT Course Number

SP.341

As Taught In

Fall 2011

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

This course focuses on an in-depth reading of Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis by Isaac Newton, as well as several related commentaries and historical philosophical texts.