Newton's Principia

The Jodcast visited the Royal Society in London to learn about one of the most influential scientists in history and his famous publication. Sir Isaac Newton's Principia was first published on 5th July 1687 and contains many ground breaking discoveries. Within the pages you can find Newton's famous laws of motion, his theories on gravity and his work on the motion of the planets. Professor Martin Rees (President of the Royal Society) tells us about Newton's work and we peer into the pages of the Principia.

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Presenters:	Colin Stuart & Emily Fair
Writers:	Jessica Bland, Colin Stuart & Emily Fair
Interviewee:	Professor Martin Rees, Lord Rees of Ludlow OM Kt PRS
Camera:	Nicholas Rattenbury
Editor:	Emily Fair
Sound Recording:	Stuart Lowe
Opening Sequence:	Paul Carr & Colin Stuart
Music:	Susan M. Lockwood
Executive Producers:	Nicholas Rattenbury & Stuart Lowe
Filmed on location at:	The Royal Society, London
Special Thanks to:	Keith Moore, The Royal Society and Professor Martin Rees (PRS)
Cover Art:	A page of Newton's Principia
Website:	Stuart Lowe

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Comment by Stuart Lowe on Feb 15 2009:
Near the end of last year we had the opportunity to visit the Royal Society in London and film Newton's Principia. This episode was the result of that trip.
Comment by EarthUnit on Feb 19 2009:
It had not accrued to me before, how much work he must of put in to work out that you only needed to use a point at the centre of a mass, and that you could ignore the diameter of the sun or planet.
I can’t find the source for this so a bit of gossip really, but I remember reading some were that Newton got his knighthood mostly for "vigorous punishment” of people who stole from the royal mint, “a nasty bit of work” if true.
another great video, thanks folks

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Newton's Principia

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