Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
French Newtonianism.
Rob Iliffe
Published: 202510.1098/rsta.2024.0563
Abstract
This article examines the intellectual contexts in France that facilitated the reception between 1670 and 1790 of Newton's work in optics and celestial mechanics-it deals with his early optical work, and the content of the Principia, along with the v…
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