Theories of Newtonian gravity and empirical indistinguishability

DOI10.1016/j.shpsb.2003.10.004zbMath1222.83006OpenAlexW2093366572MaRDI QIDQ640072

Jonathan Bain

Publication date: 17 October 2011

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2003.10.004

zbMATH Keywords

Newtonian gravityempirical indistinguishabilitygauge system

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Dynamics of a system of particles, including celestial mechanics (70F99) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03) Axiomatics, foundations (70A05) General histories, source books (01A05) History of mechanics of particles and systems (70-03)

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