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What is Newton's law of inertia about? Philosophical reasoning and explanation in Newton's Principia (1992)

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Authors & Contributors
Erlichson, Herman
Weinstock, Robert
Sellés, Manuel A.
Needham, Tristan
Laymon, Ronald
Hepburn, Brian S.
Journals
American Journal of Physics
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Science and Education
Revue d'Histoire des Sciences
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Historia de Ciência
PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association
Publishers
Clarendon Press
Arte y Bibliofilia
University of Pittsburgh
Concepts
Mechanics
Gravitation
Explanation; hypotheses; theories
Infinitesimals
Steam engines; steam turbines
Physics
People
Newton, Isaac
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm von
Torricelli, Evangelista
Locke, John
Lagrange, Joseph Louis
Galilei, Galileo
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
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