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ERIC Number: EJ364159
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Three Hundred Years of Newton's Principia.
Dolby, R. G. A.
Physics Education, v22 n6 p337-42 Nov 1987
Discusses how the reputation of "Principia" was created and maintained. Indicates the difficulties of identifying a single unambiguous meaning for the text. Shows that knowledge of Sir Isaac Newton makes little difference to understanding the later impact of the work. (CW)
Descriptors: Books, College Science, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Higher Education, Physics, Publications, Science Education, Science History, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Principles, Scientists, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Audience: Practitioners; Students
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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