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This document appears to be a page from a book titled 'Known Unknowns' included in House Oversight Committee evidence regarding Jeffrey Epstein. The text discusses the history and complexity of the mathematical work 'Principia Mathematica' (PM) by Whitehead and Russell, contrasting it with Newton's work of the same name. It highlights the book as a collector's item, noting its scarcity (750 copies printed) and financial value at auction.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alfred North Whitehead | Mathematician/Author |
Co-author of Principia Mathematica mentioned in text
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| Bertrand Russell | Mathematician/Author |
Co-author of Principia Mathematica mentioned in text
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| Isaac Newton | Historical Figure |
Author of the original Principia shown in the photograph
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| Cambridge University Press |
Publisher of Principia Mathematica
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| Amazon |
Retailer cited for current book pricing
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (implied by footer)
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Timeline (2 events)
1890
Whitehead and Russell began writing Principia Mathematica
Cambridge
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Text states they 'embarked on the mammoth task of writing out all the rules of mathematics'
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"From this proposition it will follow, when arithmetical addition has been defined, that 1 + 1 = 2."Source
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"They set out precisely what you can, and cannot, do with numbers, and are the most impenetrable textbook you will ever read."Source
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Known Unknowns
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[Image of open book: PHILOSOPHIAE NATURALIS PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA. AUCTORE ISAACO NEWTONO, Eq. Aur. Editio tertia aucta & emendata. LONDINI Apud Guil. & Joh. Innys, Regiae Societatis typographos MDCCXXVI]
[Portrait Caption: ISAACUS NEWTON EQ. AUR. AET.]
[Portrait Caption: ISAACUS NEWTON EQ. AUR. AET.]
Newton's Principia
PM
In 1890, the Cambridge mathematicians Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell embarked on the mammoth task of writing out all the rules of mathematics and publishing them in a set of books called Principia Mathematica. Every rule is written down in meticulous detail. The books are heavy going and look like more like computer programs than text. They set out precisely what you can, and cannot, do with numbers, and are the most impenetrable textbook you will ever read. Just to give you a flavor here is one line where Russell proves 1+1=2. It has taken about 100 pages of densely packed equations to get to this point!
In 1890, the Cambridge mathematicians Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell embarked on the mammoth task of writing out all the rules of mathematics and publishing them in a set of books called Principia Mathematica. Every rule is written down in meticulous detail. The books are heavy going and look like more like computer programs than text. They set out precisely what you can, and cannot, do with numbers, and are the most impenetrable textbook you will ever read. Just to give you a flavor here is one line where Russell proves 1+1=2. It has taken about 100 pages of densely packed equations to get to this point!
*54.43. |-. alpha, beta e 1 . ) : alpha intersect beta = Lambda . = . alpha union beta e 2
From this proposition it will follow, when arithmetical addition has been defined, that 1 + 1 = 2.
One Plus One Equals Two, PM
PM is a 3-volume set of books. Volume One costs £480 on Amazon. This is a significant work and a collector's item. The last time a first edition volume came up at auction in 2007 it went for over £800. Cambridge University Press printed only 750 copies and I suspect they
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