Principia
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Principia could refer to:
- Philosophiae Naturalis Principia MathematicaPhilosophiae Naturalis Principia MathematicaPhilosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Latin for "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", often referred to as simply the Principia, is a work in three books by Sir Isaac Newton, first published 5 July 1687. Newton also published two further editions, in 1713 and 1726...
, Isaac Newton's three-volume work containing explanations of his laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation - Principia (alga)Principia (alga)Principia is a genus of alga that has been placed in the coralline stem group on the basis of it slightly-differentiated thallus; it forms an "intermediate" between Hortonella, Neoprincipia and Archaeolithophyllum....
, a stem-group coralline alga - Principia philosophiae, a major work by René Descartes
- Principia MathematicaPrincipia MathematicaThe Principia Mathematica is a three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics, written by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell and published in 1910, 1912, and 1913...
, Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell's axiomatic work on mathematics - Principia EthicaPrincipia EthicaPrincipia Ethica is a monograph by philosopher G. E. Moore, first published in 1903. It is one of the standard texts of modern ethics, and introduced the term naturalistic fallacy.-External links:* of Principia Ethica....
, a seminal work in metaethics by G. E. Moore - Principia DiscordiaPrincipia DiscordiaPrincipia Discordia is a Discordian religious text written by Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley . It was originally published under the title "Principia Discordia or How The West Was Lost" in a limited edition of 5 copies in 1965...
, a major holy book in Discordianism - The PrincipiaThe PrincipiaThe Principia is an educational institution for Christian Scientists located on two campuses in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Principia School, located in West St. Louis County, serves students from early childhood through high school...
, a Christian Science preschool, grade school, boarding high school, and college - The Principia (book), a book by Emanuel SwedenborgEmanuel Swedenborgwas a Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian. He has been termed a Christian mystic by some sources, including the Encyclopædia Britannica online version, and the Encyclopedia of Religion , which starts its article with the description that he was a "Swedish scientist and mystic." Others...
- Principia was the Latin term for the headquarters of a Roman fortCastraThe Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military defensive position. The word appears in both Oscan and Umbrian as well as in Latin. It may have descended from Indo-European to Italic...
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