Newton's interpretation of Newton's second law

DOI10.1007/s00407-005-0107-zzbMath1123.01013OpenAlexW1994014536MaRDI QIDQ851097

Bruce Pourciau

Publication date: 13 November 2006

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-005-0107-z

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)

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