1687 – Newton’s Principia: Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation
Introduction On July 5th, 1687, the scientific world witnessed a momentous event when the Royal Society in England published Isaac Newton’s magnum opus, “Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica,” commonly known as “Principia.” This groundbreaking work laid the foundation for modern physics and forever changed our understanding of the physical universe. In this article, we delve into…