Reading Newton's Principia: A Modern English Translation

[clinden]

I have just completed reading an English translation (The Great Books version) of Newton's Principia and found it rough going. Does anyone know of a modern English translation that adheres to the proposition sequence but puts each idea and proof into an easy to understand form, e.g., such as a good undergraduate physics book would do? The math was not the problem, but rather, the somewhat archaic wording and phraseology.

 

[jtbell]

This isn't quite what you're looking for, but it might be helpful:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0520088174/?tag=pfamazon01-20

It's a completely new translation (as of 1999), together with a "Guide to Newton's Principia" which is about as long as the Principia itself.

 

[dkotschessaa]

Congrats on getting through it though. I was not so successful. I hope you got something out of the experience!