Book III
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Book III is the final section of Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the motions of celestial bodies and the structure of the solar system.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book III canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book section ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
comets
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moons ⓘ planets ⓘ the Sun ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Newton ⓘ |
| basedOn |
results of Book I (Principia)
ⓘ
results of Book II (Principia) ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
inverse-square law of attraction
ⓘ
universal gravitation ⓘ |
| contains | Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy ⓘ |
| demonstrates |
Sun-centered planetary system
ⓘ
gravitational attraction between all masses ⓘ |
| discipline |
astronomy
ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| explains |
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
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surface form:
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
cometary orbits ⓘ elliptical planetary orbits ⓘ irregularities in planetary motions ⓘ motion of the Moon ⓘ precession of the equinoxes ⓘ stability of the solar system ⓘ tides ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
application of laws of motion
ⓘ
application of universal gravitation ⓘ motions of celestial bodies ⓘ structure of the solar system ⓘ |
| genre | mathematical physics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | System of the World ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
empirical tests of gravitational theory
ⓘ
gravitational explanation of planetary motions ⓘ mass distribution in the solar system ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century astronomy
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development of celestial mechanics ⓘ subsequent theories of the solar system ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
final book
ⓘ
third book ⓘ |
| publicationContext | first published with Principia in 1687 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| supportsTheory | heliocentrism ⓘ |
| usesTheory |
Newtonian mechanics
ⓘ
law of universal gravitation ⓘ |
| workType | scientific treatise section ⓘ |
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