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Classical mechanics has changed significantly since Newton, with two reformulations not even counting relativity.
Newtonian classical mechanics is late 1600s, with "laws of motion" from 1687. Lagrangian mechanics was formulated in 1788. Hamiltonian mechanics in 1833. And of course, each of these gets relativistic modifications and formulations...
It's true that you don't need "the latest" book, but you probably do want one that's from the last 50 years.