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1 The Science of Motion Sive Mechanics |
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1 | (5) |
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1.2 Appraisal of Mechanics |
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6 | (1) |
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1.3 Mathematics and Physics |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (11) |
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1.4.1 The Theory of Potential |
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14 | (3) |
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1.4.2 Epistemological Aspects |
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17 | (3) |
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1.5 Instances of Different Mathematical Involvement |
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20 | (11) |
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1.5.1 Elementary Exposition |
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20 | (2) |
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1.5.2 A Little Bit More Refined Exposition |
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22 | (2) |
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1.5.3 An Axiomatic Exposition of Mechanics |
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24 | (7) |
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2 Greek Period and Middle Ages |
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31 | (52) |
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2.1 Achievements and People |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (14) |
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2.2.1 Discovering New Mathematics |
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37 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Greek Background on Conception of Motion |
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38 | (8) |
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2.3 The Science of Weights |
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46 | (5) |
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2.4 Subalternate Sciences |
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51 | (6) |
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2.4.1 Mechanics as a Subalternate Science |
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54 | (3) |
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2.5 The Medieval Theories of Natural and Violent Motions |
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57 | (6) |
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57 | (5) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (16) |
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2.6.1 Jean Buridan's Basic Assumptions |
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66 | (6) |
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2.6.2 Nicole Oresme's Variants |
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72 | (6) |
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2.6.3 Albertus de Saxonia and the Spreading of the Theory |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (4) |
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3 Humanism and Renaissance |
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83 | (48) |
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3.1 Achievements and People |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (5) |
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3.2.1 The Role of Technicians |
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87 | (1) |
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3.2.2 New Physics and New Mathematics |
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88 | (1) |
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3.3 Mathematics and Physics |
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89 | (7) |
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3.3.1 The Debate About the Status of the Subalternate Sciences |
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91 | (5) |
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3.4 Ballistics: The Birth of a New Science |
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96 | (16) |
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97 | (15) |
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3.5 Conceptions of Motion Compared |
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112 | (12) |
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3.5.1 Leonardo da Vinci's Studies on Trajectories |
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112 | (4) |
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3.5.2 Tartaglia's Quesiti et Inventioni Diverse |
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116 | (2) |
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3.5.3 Girolamo Cardano's Ballistics |
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118 | (2) |
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3.5.4 Giovanni Benedetti and the Fall of Bodies |
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120 | (4) |
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3.6 Motion of Bodies on the Earth Surface and in the Heaven |
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124 | (3) |
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3.6.1 The Motion and the Equilibrium of Bodies |
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124 | (1) |
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3.6.2 The Copernican Astronomy |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (4) |
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4 Early Modern Studies on Motion |
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131 | (92) |
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4.1 Achievements and People |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (14) |
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4.2.1 The Role of Subalternate Sciences or Mixed Mathematics |
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135 | (3) |
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4.2.2 The New Kepler's Astronomy |
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138 | (9) |
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4.3 Galileo's Main Achievements in the Science of Motion |
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147 | (27) |
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4.3.1 A Principle of Inertia |
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148 | (4) |
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4.3.2 The Composition of Motions |
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152 | (6) |
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4.3.3 Relativity of Motions |
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158 | (1) |
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4.3.4 The Law of Falling Bodies |
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159 | (4) |
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163 | (8) |
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4.3.6 Galileo's Archimedean Mixed Mathematics |
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171 | (3) |
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4.4 Evangelista Torricelli's Law of Fall |
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174 | (3) |
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4.5 Giovanni Battista Baliani Against Galileo |
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177 | (19) |
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4.5.1 De motu naturali gravium solidorum et liquidorum |
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178 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Epistemological Position |
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179 | (5) |
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4.5.3 Concepts and Empirical Principles |
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184 | (4) |
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188 | (8) |
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4.6 Descartes and the Mechanism |
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196 | (19) |
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4.6.1 The Philosophy of Nature |
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197 | (5) |
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4.6.2 The Center of Agitations |
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202 | (13) |
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215 | (8) |
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4.7.1 The Second Galileo Affair |
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216 | (1) |
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4.7.2 Fabri's Concept of Impetus and His Law of Natural Numbers |
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217 | (2) |
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4.7.3 The Defense Organized by Mersenne |
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219 | (4) |
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223 | (80) |
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5.1 Achievements and People |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (3) |
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5.2.1 The New Mathematics of Infinitesimal |
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226 | (2) |
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5.3 The Causes of Motion: Forces, Work, Energy |
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228 | (2) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Force as Kinetic Energy |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (5) |
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5.5 The First General Explanations of Motion |
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235 | (8) |
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5.5.1 John Wallis' Impressed Force |
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235 | (5) |
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5.5.2 Christiaan Huygens' Centrifugal Force |
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240 | (3) |
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5.6 The Dynamics of Isaac Newton |
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243 | (36) |
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5.6.1 The Concept of Force in Newton's Principia |
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243 | (9) |
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5.6.2 Moving Toward the Principia |
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252 | (3) |
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255 | (5) |
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5.6.4 Evolution of the Second Law |
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260 | (2) |
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5.6.5 The Concept of Mass |
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262 | (2) |
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5.6.6 The Dynamics of the Principia |
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264 | (5) |
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5.6.7 Applications of the Second Law |
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269 | (7) |
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5.6.8 The Logical Status of Newton's Mechanics |
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276 | (3) |
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5.7 The Dynamics of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz |
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279 | (20) |
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5.7.1 The Force in Leibniz's Metaphysics |
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280 | (3) |
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283 | (1) |
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5.7.3 Living and Dead Forces |
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284 | (2) |
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286 | (13) |
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299 | (4) |
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6 The Motion of Solid Bodies |
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303 | (62) |
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6.1 Achievements and People |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (10) |
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6.2.1 Establishment of the Infinitesimal Calculus and Decline of Geometry |
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307 | (3) |
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6.2.2 Newtonianism in Europe |
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310 | (3) |
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6.2.3 The Search for New Principles |
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313 | (2) |
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6.3 Living Force Conservation |
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315 | (12) |
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6.3.1 The True Measure of Force and the Vis Viva Controversy |
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315 | (3) |
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6.3.2 The Principle of Living Forces |
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318 | (9) |
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6.4 Vector and Analytical Mechanics |
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327 | (21) |
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327 | (11) |
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6.4.2 Analytical Mechanics |
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338 | (10) |
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6.5 The Epistemology of Mechanics |
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348 | (7) |
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6.5.1 The Ontology of Force |
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351 | (4) |
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6.6 A New Concept of Machine |
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355 | (8) |
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6.6.1 The Science of Geometric Motions or Kinematics |
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357 | (4) |
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6.6.2 Conservation of Work |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (2) |
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7 Inanimate Bodies Start Moving by Themselves |
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365 | (94) |
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7.1 Achievements and People |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (4) |
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7.2.1 The Naturphilosophie |
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369 | (2) |
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7.3 Perfecting the Theoretical Aspects |
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371 | (15) |
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7.3.1 The Study of Relative Motions |
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371 | (5) |
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7.3.2 The Mechanics of William Rowan Hamilton |
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376 | (10) |
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7.4 Opening of New Perspectives |
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386 | (28) |
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7.4.1 Mechanics of Machines |
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387 | (13) |
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7.4.2 Mechanics of Structures |
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400 | (14) |
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414 | (16) |
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7.5.1 Old Hydraulic Machines |
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415 | (13) |
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7.5.2 New Hydraulic Machines |
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428 | (2) |
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7.6 The Emergence of Thermodynamics |
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430 | (24) |
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7.6.1 Conservation of Energy |
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430 | (10) |
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440 | (7) |
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447 | (7) |
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454 | (5) |
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7.7.1 Internal Controversies |
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455 | (1) |
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7.7.2 External Controversies |
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455 | (4) |
Appendix A Quotations |
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459 | (66) |
References |
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525 | (24) |
Author Index |
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