MSUM Library

honors the 2005 promotion/tenure of

Ananda Shastri

Physics & Astronomy

Newton, Isaac.  The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.  Berkely, CA: University of California Press, 1999.

Dr. Shastri chose this book because:

“Newton’s Principia laid the basis for the elementary physics students in beginning physics courses.  It is amazing that nearly 400 years after it was written, the main ideas of the Principia are more relevant to our lives than ever.  It has always impressed me that such powerful ideas can be expressed through symbols and diagrams.”