Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

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1. Who wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica?Born: December 25, 1642 (Old Style) / January 4, 1643 (Gregorian)
2. What is the publication date?July 5, 1687
3. What is the primary language?Latin
4. What is the Principia Mathematica?It is a book written by Isaac Newton that explains how things move, from falling apples to planets in space.
5. When was the Principia published?It was published on July 5, 1687.

Inertia: The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion; an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion.
Newton's Second Law (F=ma): The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass.
Universal Gravitation: The fundamental force of attraction between any two objects possessing mass, described by Newton's inverse-square law.
Classical Mechanics: The branch of physics that deals with the motion of macroscopic objects under the influence of forces, as described by Newton's laws.