Reading the Principia: The Debate on Newton's Mathematical Methods for Natural Philosophy from 1687 to 1736

ISBN: 9780521544030 出版年：1999 页码：293 Niccolo Guicciardini Cambridge University Press

1. Purpose of this book Part I. Newton's Methods: 2. Newton's methods of series and fluxions 3. The mathematical methods of the Principia Part II. Three Readers: 4. Newton: between tradition and innovation 5. Huygens: the Principia and proportion theory 6. Leibniz: not equivalent in practice Part III. Two Schools: 7. Britain: in the wake of the Principia 8. Basel: challenging the Principia 9. Conclusion: Newtonians, Leibnizians and Eulerians References.