Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
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Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica:
page 12: Lex I / page 12: Lex II / page 13: Lex III / page 198: Gravitational constant
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), an English mathematician, has been at the same time a key figure in the philosophical movement known as the Enlightenment. Newton published his book Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (English: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) on July 5th, 1687. Newton's Principia written in Latin is considered as one of the most important works in the history of science. Viewed retrospectively, the ultimate success of Newton's axiomatic mathematization of the foundations of physics by his Principia errected in the same breath the primacy of (physical) theory over observation and at the same time the primacy of mathematics over physics and over other sciences. No other work had a stronger impact on a new conception and mathematization of exact and modern science than Newton's Principia. Whatever the specifications may be, we are always dedicated to meet the principle that any systematic discrepancy between observation and theory, no matter how small, should be avoided or at least minimized.