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History questions are welcome on this site whenever they have any bearing on our modern understanding of physics. However, if a question has only minimal or null bearing on our current understanding, or it specifically requires a historian's skills, toolset, and mindset to answer, then it should be migrated to the History of Science and Maths site. See the FAQ on Meta for more information.
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How did Newton discover his third law of motion?
Introduction
I restored the original title to show how interesting it is that a non-British student (18 at the time) can be more informed than a British physics graduate. He posted this comment:
"The …
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Why didn't Newton just propose the 2nd Law and leave it at that?
Why didn't Newton just propose the 2nd Law (F=p˙) and leave it at
that? The 2nd Law implicitly contains the first, doesn't it? If so, it
seems he wasn't following his own Rule #1 of Book 3 of h …
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How was the formula for kinetic energy found, and who found it?
History, as we know, is written by the victors.
You can find additional information on work here …
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