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[[Isaac Newton]] composed ''[[Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica|Principia Mathematica]]'' during 1685 and 1686,<ref>For information on Newton's later life and post-''Principia'' work, see [[Isaac Newton's later life]].

</ref> and it was published in a first edition on July 5th5, 1687 and began changing the world. Widely regarded as one of the most important works in both the [[Physics|science of physics]] and in [[Mathematics|applied mathematics]] during the [[Scientific revolution]], the work underlies much of the technological and scientific advances from the [[Industrial Revolution]] (usually dated from 1750) which its tools helped to create.

>For information on Newton's later life and post-''Principia'' work, see [[Isaac Newton's later life]].

</ref> and it was published in a first edition on July 5th, 1687 and began changing the world. Widely regarded as one of the most important works in both the [[Physics|science of physics]] and in [[Mathematics|applied mathematics]] during the [[Scientific revolution]], the work underlies much of the technological and scientific advances from the [[Industrial Revolution]] (usually dated from 1750) which its tools helped to create.

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==Authoring ''Principia''==

===Work begins===

[[Image:NewtonsPrincipia.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Newton's own copy of his Principia, with hand written corrections for the second edition.]]

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==See also==

After the publication of the Aman Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Isaac Newton had his personal copy interleaved with blank pages to allow him space to make notes and alterations prior to publishing the second edition in 1713.<ref>{{cite web|last=Newton|first=Isaac|title=Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica|url=http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-B-00039-00001/|publisher=Cambridge University Digital Library|accessdate=10 January 2012}}</ref>.

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