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The Principia was Isaac Newtons' "Mathematic Principles of Natural philosohy, which is simply known as Principia. In this book Newton spells out the mathematical proofs demonstrating his universal law of gravitation. This book was the culmination of a series of theories of other famous scientists which included Copernicus, Kepler, and of course Galileo. In Newton's first edition, he describes the basic laws of motion, and in later editions goes on to apply his theories to explain the movements of the planets. His most defining argument he used was his law of gravitation, which explained why the planets move the way they do. Newton's theory was not excepted by all for a long time, but his home country of England gladly excepted the theory, probably out of pride and for political reasons.

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