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2024-10-31 Science & Technology

Newton's First Law Was Misunderstood for 300 Years Due to a Translation Error

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Posted by badanov 2024-10-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Fortunately, old Isaac provided us with a math description of the principle.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-10-31 02:05|| 2024-10-31 02:05|| Front Page Top

#2 I admit to being confused, (Statics and Dynamics was 60 years ago) and not really sure I care.

Posted by Bobby 2024-10-31 09:17|| 2024-10-31 09:17|| Front Page Top

#3 The S1 statement is the same as dp/dt = F, which is the usual way to state the first law in upper level physics.

Posted by KBK 2024-10-31 11:19|| 2024-10-31 11:19|| Front Page Top

#4 <nitpick>

The first law only says dp/dt=f(F), f(0)=0.

The nature of the body's "compulsion" remains unspecified.

The second law precisely describes the force's action as dp/dt=F.

</nitpick>

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2024-10-31 11:46|| 2024-10-31 11:46|| Front Page Top

#5 And how does this affect Terminal Ballistics?

Posted by Skidmark 2024-10-31 13:29|| 2024-10-31 13:29|| Front Page Top

#6 The nature of the body's "compulsion" remains unspecified.

Come on, man! We all have our urges.

Since we know that math is racist, this implies that Physics is merely a tool of Western imperialists seeking to colonize the space-time continuum. Or should that be "Western empiricists"?

Posted by SteveS 2024-10-31 14:24|| 2024-10-31 14:24|| Front Page Top

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