Arithmos XXXIIII - Newton's Principia, continued
- From: Saturday, March 6, 2010, 2:00 pm
- To: Sunday, March 7, 12:30.
- Location: Danbury, CT
Western Connecticut State University
- Contact: Chuck Rocca,
RoccaC@wcsu.edu
- Readings:
Selections from the Cohen/Whitman translation of Newton's Principia:
- Curve fitting: Book III, Lemma 5, pp. 896-897.
- Book 1, sections 1-3, pp. 433-472. (Includes a review of prime and ultimate ratios and all the material on centripetal force).
- Motion of apsides: Book 1, Section 9, Prop.43, 44 (incl. Cor. 2 & 3), 45. p. 534-545.
- Schedule:
- Saturday, 12:00, optional lunch for early arrivers
- Saturday, 2:00 pm, afternoon session begins
- Saturday, 6:30 pm, optional dinner
- Sunday, 9:00 am, morning session begins
- Sunday, 12:30, farewells and optional lunch
Last modified: March 2, 2010.
Rob Bradley /
bradley@adelphi.edu