プリンキピア

noun

Principia; Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Refers specifically to Isaac Newton's 1687 work. Used as a proper noun in Japanese contexts discussing the history of science.

• ニュートンのプリンキピアは近きん代だい科か学がくの基き礎そを築きずいた。

  Newton's Principia laid the foundations of modern science.