The late S. Chandrasekhar, Emeritus Professor, Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research, The Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago
Professor Chandrasekhar provides a comprehensive analysis of the main themes of the Principia. His book can be regarded as an attempt by a distinguished practising scientist to read and comprehend the intellectual achievement that the Principia is, based solely on the book itself without recourse to secondary sources.