№ 020 · 02·A5

Space and time as a stage

1687 · Principia

Idea

02 of 10

Layout

Route A · scatter · seed 29

Theme

paper · paper-fold texture

Drawing

Newton's cannon: numerically integrated launches from 0.07 Earth radii above the surface at 52 % to 120 % of circular speed (GM = 1); the 100 % path closes into a circle.

Figures

• Fig. 2.1Orrery clock, Louis Thouverez, 1790
• Fig. 2.11Cannon, Unknown, 1861–65
• Fig. 2.15A blot-lake with boat, surrounded by trees, Alexander Cozens Ornament

Format

1680 × 2376 · 1 : 1.414 · AVIF 10 KB / 30 KB / 143 KB

Use

© 2026 Rantasalo & Co. Oy. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: share unchanged, with credit, non-commercially. Photographs and textures: public domain (CC0), The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access.