GENERAL CONTENTSPrefaceHistory of the subject before the appearance of Newton's "Principia"Extracts from Newton's Principia and "System of the World"Biographical sketch of NewtonBouguer's "The Figure of the Earth"Biographical sketch of BouguerThe Bertier controversyAccount of Maskelyne's experiments on ScheliallienCavendish's "Experiments to determine the mean density of the Earth"Biographical sketch of CavendishHistorical account of the experiments made since the time of CavendishTable of results of experimentsBibliographyIndex

This book is a complete volume of Newton's mathematical principles relating to natural philosophy and his system of the world. Newton, one of the most brilliant scientists and thinkers of all time, presents his theories, formulas and thoughts. Included are chapters relative to the motion of bodies; motion of bodies in resisting mediums; and system of the world in mathematical treatment; a section on axioms or laws of motion, and definitions.