System of the World
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System of the World is the third book of Isaac 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 cosmos.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| System of the World canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific work ⓘ |
| addresses |
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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comet orbits ⓘ irregularities in the Moon's motion ⓘ precession of the equinoxes ⓘ tides ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide mathematical description of the universe ⓘ |
| appliesTheoryOf |
cometary motion
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lunar motion ⓘ planetary motion ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | Newton's Principia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | Newtonian physics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| demonstrates |
predictive power of universal gravitation
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unification of terrestrial and celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| explains |
motions of celestial bodies
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structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| field | natural philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
law of universal gravitation
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laws of motion ⓘ |
| genre | scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Latin 17th-century editions of Principia
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later English translations ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
19th-century celestial mechanics
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modern understanding of orbital motion ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment science
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development of celestial mechanics ⓘ later gravitational theory ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | third book of Principia ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book I of Principia
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Book II of Principia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
astronomy
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celestial mechanics ⓘ classical mechanics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
geometrical methods
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inverse-square law of gravitation ⓘ mathematical derivation ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Sir Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Book III (Principia)