Download or read book Newton's Dream written by Marcia Sweet Stayer and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1988 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1687, Isaac Newton published "Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica" (the "Principia") a work which represents the greatest single advance in the history of science and human thought. In 1987, Queen's University, the Royal Military College of Canada, and the Royal Society of Canada sponsored a series of public lectures and seminars to celebrate the tercentenary of the publication of the "Principia."