The discovery of dynamics: a study from a Machian point of view of the discovery and the structure of dynamical theories

"This study tells an absorbing story. It spans over 2000 years, from the development of ancient astronomy through to Newton's discovery of universal gravitation and the laws of motion

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Main Author: Barbour, Julian B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2001
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Summary:"This study tells an absorbing story. It spans over 2000 years, from the development of ancient astronomy through to Newton's discovery of universal gravitation and the laws of motion
It has no rival, either in depth of treatment or vitality of presentation. The revolutionary developments that led to the modern view of the world are examined from a deep philosophical perspective. The book was originally published in 1989 as Abs
"Originally published as Absolute or relative motion? volume 1, The discovery of dynamics, Cambridge University Press, 1989"
Physical Description:XXIV, 746 S. Ill.
ISBN:0195132025

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