Project Gutenberg 2015-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 99 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise 1706 1749 Du Chatelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Breteuil, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de, marquise Du Châtelet Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du De Breteuil, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier, marquise Du Châtelet Du Chastelet, madame Du Châtelet-Lomont, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise DuChâtelet, Gabrielle-Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Gabrielle Emilie, marquise Du Châtelet Tonnelier de Breteuil, Gabrielle Emilie de, marquise Du Châtelet Châtelet, Émilie du Elémens de la philosophie de Neuton: Mis à la portée de tout le monde Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net ((This file was produced from images generously made available by "E-rara.ch")) "Éléments de la philosophie de Neuton" by Voltaire is a scientific publication written in the 18th century. This work serves as an accessible introduction to the philosophy and discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, aiming to demystify complex scientific concepts for the general public. The text explores Newton's principles related to light, gravity, and motion, while also addressing misconceptions propagated by past philosophers. At the start of the book, the author addresses the reader directly, explaining that the aim is to clarify truths from Newton's findings as a tribute to both Newton and the intellectual progress of the time. The opening includes a poetic homage to Newton intertwined with discussions of light and its properties, setting the tone for a rational exploration of nature's laws. Voltaire critiques former scientific notions, particularly those held by the ancients and contemporaries like Descartes, while asserting the necessity of empirical evidence in understanding natural phenomena. He emphasizes the need for clarity in the study of light, introducing the foundational concepts that will be elaborated throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Mathematics -- Early works to 1800 Science -- Early works to 1800 Physics -- Early works to 1800 Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 QA QC Text FR Sciences et Techniques Browsing: Mathematics Browsing: Science - Physics Browsing: Science - General 526025 524081 2024-09-21T05:13:22.477947 2023-09-21T14:59:52.276636 text/html text/html 517096 2016-01-18T12:25:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5840447 2016-01-18T12:27:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6110843 2024-09-21T05:13:40.519870 application/epub+zip 6066073 2024-09-21T05:13:25.330980 application/epub+zip 238476 2024-09-21T05:13:23.790968 application/epub+zip 6159929 2024-09-21T05:13:51.296814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6121416 2024-09-21T05:13:35.538893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400653 2022-09-22T17:51:19.075888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402944 402676 2024-09-21T05:13:20.575947 2023-09-21T14:59:50.292634 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 402993 2016-01-18T12:25:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 136435 2016-01-18T12:27:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21992 2024-09-21T05:13:51.582806 application/rdf+xml 17064 2024-09-21T05:13:23.926948 image/jpeg 2961 2024-09-21T05:13:23.859989 image/jpeg 6092699 2024-09-21T05:13:22.876000 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia