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Newton's "Principia" stolen

Posted by chrisd on from the dirty-filthy-tasteful-thiefs dept.

Silverleaf writes "O2 have a story on the theft of Isaac Newton's revolutionary "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" from a Russian museum. For the non-physicists among you, Newton first published his famed three laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation in "Principia" in 1687. I'm surprised this theft hasn't attracted more attention in the mainstream media, since "Principia" is generally considered the most important scientific works in history."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Informative

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  2. Library link by prostoalex · · Score: 5, Informative

    Perhaps there should be link to the library as well. Their online exhibitions section has some interesting links for a literature buff.

  3. Re:It's ok... by canadian_right · · Score: 5, Informative

    He didn't listen to Leibnitz beause he was an egostical maniac, as well as a genuis. Newton independantly invented much of calculus at the same time as Liebnitz, but he did his darnedest to get all the credit. Calculus was a shiny new thing, so it made sense to explain it in his book.

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  4. Re:It's ok... by canadian_right · · Score: 5, Informative

    More info on the Newton / Leibniz battle:
    Newton vs Leibniz

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