Tychonic worries on Newton: comments from Book III of the 1822 Geneva Edition of Principia Mathematica.

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Flavia Marcacci
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The third book of Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica Philosophia Naturalis rigourously established the case for heliocentrism by integrating observations and Kepler's laws. It is structured around two main hypotheses: first, that the cosmos has a static centre located at the centre of planetary motion, and second, that if the Earth itself moved, this would concord with observational data. The first hypothesis directly mentions the possibility of having the Earth as a centre, even if all the propositions claim that the correct centre is the Sun. The Minim Friars Thomas Le Seur (1703-1770) and François Jacquier (1711-1788), along with their editor Jean-Louis Calandrini, chose to collaborate and publish their influential commentary in Geneve [Newton I. 1822 Philosophiae naturalis mathematica principia, auctore isaaco newtono, eq. aurato, perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio pp. thomae le seur et francisci jacquier ex gallicana minimorum familia, matheseos professorum. vol. 4. Glasgow, Scotand: Duncan]-probably to avoid the Catholic prohibition on promoting heliocentrism. This article examines key contributions by these commentators, highlighting their strong scientific focus and commitment to strengthening heliocentric principles in astronomy. It also discusses the educational aim evident in many extensive notes, especially on propositions that stress the transition from geo-heliocentric to heliocentric perspectives (notably propositions 4, 13, 14 and 16).This article is part of the theme issue 'Newton, Principia, Newton Geneva Edition (17th-19th) and modern Newtonian mechanics: heritage, past & present'.

对牛顿的忧虑:来自1822年日内瓦版《数学原理》第三卷的评论。
艾萨克·牛顿的《数学原理与自然哲学》第三部通过综合观测和开普勒定律,严谨地确立了日心说。它是围绕两个主要假设构建的:第一,宇宙有一个位于行星运动中心的静态中心;第二,如果地球本身运动,这将与观测数据相一致。第一个假设直接提到地球作为中心的可能性,即使所有的命题都声称正确的中心是太阳。最小修士托马斯·勒·修尔(1703-1770)和弗朗索瓦·雅克(1711-1788),以及他们的编辑让-路易斯·卡兰德里尼,选择合作,并在日内瓦发表他们有影响力的评论[牛顿1 . 1822年自然数学原理的哲学,作者艾萨克·牛顿,平等的aurato,永恒的评论插图,社区工作室p.托马斯·勒·瑟尔和弗朗西斯·雅克埃克斯最小的家庭,数学教授。卷4。苏格兰格拉斯哥:邓肯]——可能是为了避免天主教禁止宣传日心说。本文考察了这些评论者的主要贡献,强调了他们对加强天文学日心说原理的强烈科学关注和承诺。它还讨论了许多广泛注释中明显的教育目的,特别是强调从地心说向日心说观点过渡的命题(特别是命题4、13、14和16)。本文是主题问题“牛顿,原理,牛顿日内瓦版(17 -19)和现代牛顿力学:遗产,过去和现在”的一部分。
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