"Isaac Newton and the Principia" Opens at National Museum of American History, March 23, 1987

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Summary

"Isaac Newton and the Principia: Three Hundred Years" opens at the National Museum of American History. The exhibition marks the 1687 publication of Newton's "Principia Mathematica," cornerstone of modern physics and an important influence in the study of chemistry, electricity, and magnetism.

Subject

  • Newton, Isaac Sir 1642-1727
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • "Isaac Newton and the Principia" 1987: National Museum of American History

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Smithsonian Year 1987. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988, p. 128.
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 405, Box 1, Folder 1987, Calendar of Events March 1987.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

March 23, 1987

Topic

  • Exhibitions
  • Exhibit openings
  • Museums
  • Museum exhibits

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