Exactly how did Newton deal with his planets?

DOI10.1007/BF03027287zbMath0877.01017OpenAlexW2067039369MaRDI QIDQ1361140

Sherman Stein

Publication date: 9 December 1997

Published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03027287

zbMATH Keywords

geometrylimitsPrincipiaNewtonplanetary orbits

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)

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• Newton's Early Thoughts on Planetary Motion: A Fresh Look

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