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Principia: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (Annotated)

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:13:13 +0000

Unravel the mysteries of the universe with Newton as your guide.

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Newton-Hooke controversy in the opinion of scientists

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:27:42 +0000

A presentation of Hooke’s 1674 monograph introducing the idea of universal gravity was included in the Philosophical Transactions (Royal Society 1775) and subsequently several letters containing observations, including one of Huygens. But obviously, after the publication of Principia in 1687, … Read More

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Philosophical Essays

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 22:44:15 +0000

Challenge your mind and reshape your perspective on science and philosophy.

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About God in Newton’s correspondence with Richard Bentley and Queries in Opticks

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 05:05:56 +0000

In Newton’s correspondence with Richard Bentley, Newton rejected the possibility of remote action, even though he accepted it in the Principia. Practically, Newton’s natural philosophy is indissolubly linked to his conception of God. The knowledge of God seems to be … Read More

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Newton’s Principia on God-mediated action

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:54:20 +0000

As John Henry states, Newton simply wants to reaffirm the truth of God’s omnipresence without directly involving him in the physics of the world system. Newton simply wants to distance himself from a Cartesian concept of God and convince the … Read More

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Hooke’s claim on the law of gravity

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 07:35:20 +0000

Based on Galileo’s experiments, Newton develops the theory of gravity in his first book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (“Principia“) of 1686. Immediately after, Robert Hooke accused Newton of plagiarism, claiming that he unduly assumed his “notion” of “the rule of … Read More

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Newton’s action at a distance – Different views

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 07:24:35 +0000

Different authors have attempted to clarify the aspects of remote action and God’s involvement on the basis of textual investigations, mainly from the Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, (Newton, 1999b) Newton’s correspondence with Richard Bentley (1692/93), (Bentley 1693) and Queries … Read More

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Isaac Newton vs. Robert Hooke on the law of universal gravitation

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:40:26 +0000

A fascinating exploration of a scientific dispute that shaped our understanding of the universe!

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Isaac Newton on the action at a distance in gravity: With or without God?

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:21:24 +0000

Explore Newton's Mind: Gravity, God, and the Mysteries of Action at a Distance.

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