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The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study From a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories

The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study From a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories

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AuthorsBarbour, Julian B.
PublisherOxford University Press
Published01 Jan 2001
Date25 Jul 2013
Languageseng
Identifiersoclc: 667014618, isbn: 9780195351101
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Introduction. 1. Preliminaries. 2. Aristotle: first airing of the absolute/relative problem. 3. Hellenistic astronomy: the foundation are laid. 4. The Middle Ages: first stirrings of the scientific revolution. 5. Copernicus: the flimsy arch. 6. Kepler: the dominion of the sun. 7. Galileo: the geometrization of motion. 8. Descartes and the new world. 9. Huygens: relativety and centrifugal force. 10. Newton I: the discovery of dynamics. 11. Newton II: absolute or relative motion?. 12. Post-Newtonian conceptual clarification of Newtonian dynamics. Abbreviations for works quoted frequently in the.