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November 2007 2007

He also taught himself Latin in 1790 and French in 1792 so he was able to read mathematical works such as Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

Archive 2009-03-01 Heather McDougal 2009

He also taught himself Latin in 1790 and French in 1792 so he was able to read mathematical works such as Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

Mr. Bowditch: Brilliance and Populism Heather McDougal 2009

It's not as though we were all like "Well actually, dear Strand management, Naturalis Historia is the work of Pliny the Elder and not Pliny the Younger, who as you know was his nephew, and recognized for his correspondence with Tacitus and other figures of importance," which would be a sort of obscure thing to know.

Bookstore Appreciation Time! 2010

It's not as though we were all like "Well actually, dear Strand management, Naturalis Historia is the work of Pliny the Elder and not Pliny the Younger, who as you know was his nephew, and recognized for his correspondence with Tacitus and other figures of importance," which would be a sort of obscure thing to know.

Archive 2010-05-01 2010

He also made fundamental contributions to the study of mechanics (the study of how objects move when subjected to forces) which were compiled into his Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica).

The pre-history of Einstein’s relativity « Skulls in the Stars 2008

On the table, lying open on a cushion, was Isaac Newton's copy of the first edition of his Principia Mathematica or, to give it its full title, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, the book in which he sets out his laws of motion (the basis of classical mechanics), as well as the law of universal gravitation, his derivation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion and much else besides.

For a moment, I was in the presence of Newton's genius 2010

I've got connections with Naturalis biggest collections in Europe in Leiden, and the Nature museum Rotterdam.

Dinotopia at the Norton Museum of Art James Gurney 2010

In addition, I was able to access certain works online, such as those vivid recipes described in Giambattista della Portas 16th century series Magia Naturalis and the 15th century French cookery book The Vivendier translated by Terence Scully, Prospect Books, 1997.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

Pliny the Elders Naturalis Historia, an exhaustive encyclopedia from about AD 77, contains what is thought to be the first direct mention of foie gras preparation, noting: Stuffing the bird with food makes the liver grow to a great size, and also when it has been removed, it is made larger by being soaked in milk sweetened with honey.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009