Principia: Deep Review

Original academic guide to Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton.

• Great Books & Ideas
• 36 min
• Ages 15–99
• 10 chapters

About this audiobook

Newton's mathematical synthesis of motion and universal gravitation, connecting falling bodies, projectiles, moons, planets, tides, and comets under common laws.

Why it's worth a listen

Make the Principia conceptually navigable without pretending to reproduce its mathematics, while showing why its proof architecture transformed what physical explanation could mean.

Based on the book by Isaac Newton, published by Emma's Library

Chapters

1. Introduction and the Architecture of a Revolution
2. The Problem This Book Is Trying To Solve
3. The Definitions and the Axioms of Motion
4. The Mathematical Method of the Principia
5. Book One and the Dynamics of Orbiting Bodies
6. Book Two and the Physics of Resistive Media
7. Book Three and the System of the World
8. The Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy
9. What is Brilliant, What is Dated, and What is Dangerous
10. How to Read the Principia Today and Who It Is For