The key to Newton's dynamics : the Kepler problem and the Principia : containing an English translation of sections 1, 2, and 3 of book one from the first (1687) edition of Newton's Mathematical principles of natural philosophy / J. Bruce Brackenridge ; with English translations from the Latin by Mary Ann Rossi.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and indexes.

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1. Simplified Solution: The Area Law, the Linear Dynamics Ratio, and the Law of Gravitation -- 2. An Overview of Newton's Dynamics: The Problem of the Planets and the Principia -- 3. Newton's Early Dynamics: On Uniform Circular Motion -- 4. The Paradigm Constructed: On Motion, Theorems 1, 2, and 3 -- 5. The Paradigm Applied: On Motion, Problems 1, 2, and 3 -- 6. The Paradigm Extended: On Motion, Theorem 4 and Problem 4 -- 7. The Principia and Its Relationship to On Motion: A Reference Guide for the Reader -- 8. Newton's Unpublished Proposed Revisions: Two New Methods Revealed -- 9. Newton's Published Recast Revisions: Two New Methods Concealed -- 10. Newton's Dynamics in Modem Mathematical Dress: The Orbital Equation and the Dynamics Ratios -- App. An English Translation of Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Book One from the First (1687) Edition of Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.

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