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Reading the original text can be challenging, by I really enjoyed Magnificent Principia by Colin Pask. Basically it's a guided tour of what could be argued is the most important scientific text of all time.

I really enjoy books like that, and like Charles Petzold's Annotated Turing. Any other recommendations in that style would be much appreciated.

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The most important lesson I learned from looking at he original writings of Newton was the difficulty of expressing and thinking about integration and derivatives first time.

After humanity has digested these concepts 300 years, they are much easier to use and learn than they were when Newton and Leibniz figured them out first time.

would love to hear more recommendations as well

will pick up Pask's book when I receive the Principia, thanks!

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