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French Newtonianism

Abstract:
This article examines the intellectual contexts in France that facilitated the reception between 1670 and 1790 of Newton’s work in optics and celestial mechanics—it deals with his early optical work, and the content of the Principia, along with the various adaptations and interpretations of this work in France and Switzerland. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Newton, Principia, Newton Geneva Edition (17th–19th) and modern Newtonian mechanics: heritage, past & present’.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1098/rsta.2024.0563

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-3164-3888


Publisher:
The Royal Society
Journal:
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences More from this journal
Volume:
383
Issue:
2311
Pages:
20240563
Article number:
20240563
Publication date:
2025-12-18
Acceptance date:
2025-06-13
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EISSN:
1471-2962
ISSN:
1364503X, 1364-503X


Language:
English
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Pubs id:
2361005
Local pid:
pubs:2361005
Source identifiers:
3810024
Deposit date:
2026-02-28
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