The Cambridge Companion to NewtonRob Iliffe, George E. Smith Cambridge University Press, 29. mar. 2016 Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) was one of the greatest scientists of all time, a thinker of extraordinary range and creativity who has left enduring legacies in mathematics and physics. While most famous for his Principia, his work on light and colour, and his discovery of the calculus, Newton devoted much more time to research in chemistry and alchemy, and to studying prophecy, church history and ancient chronology. This new edition of The Cambridge Companion to Newton provides authoritative introductions to these further dimensions of his endeavours as well as to many aspects of his physics. It includes a revised bibliography, a new introduction and six new chapters: three updating previous chapters on Newton's mathematics, his chemistry and alchemy and the reception of his religious views; and three entirely new, on his religion, his ancient chronology and the treatment of continuous and discontinuous forces in his second law of motion. |
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... defining new theoretical concepts within a framework of physical laws. independently of such a framework, it is ... definitions of “absolute space,” “absolute time,” and “absolute motion”? And, how do those definitions newton's ...
... defining new theoretical concepts within a framework of physical laws. independently of such a framework, it is ... definitions of “absolute space,” “absolute time,” and “absolute motion”? And, how do those definitions newton's ...
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... definition, substance as well; it also followed that what we call motion “in space” is really motion relative to a fluid material plenum. From these foundations, Descartes developed a vortex theory of planetary motion: the rotation of ...
... definition, substance as well; it also followed that what we call motion “in space” is really motion relative to a fluid material plenum. From these foundations, Descartes developed a vortex theory of planetary motion: the rotation of ...
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... definition, Descartes could claim to hold both the heliostatic and geostatic views of the planetary system: the Earth is indeed revolving around the Sun in the vortex, but “in the philosophical sense” it is at rest, since it remains ...
... definition, Descartes could claim to hold both the heliostatic and geostatic views of the planetary system: the Earth is indeed revolving around the Sun in the vortex, but “in the philosophical sense” it is at rest, since it remains ...
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... define space, time, and motion so as to make those connections intelligible. newton's. definitions. newton begins by defining “absolute time” as time that, “without reference to anything external, flows uniformly.”9 This means that ...
... define space, time, and motion so as to make those connections intelligible. newton's. definitions. newton begins by defining “absolute time” as time that, “without reference to anything external, flows uniformly.”9 This means that ...
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... definition of absolute time is a good one. And in the context of the Principia, this amounts to asking, does this definition have objective physical content? That is, can we define equal intervals of elapsed time without recourse to ...
... definition of absolute time is a good one. And in the context of the Principia, this amounts to asking, does this definition have objective physical content? That is, can we define equal intervals of elapsed time without recourse to ...
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