Newtonianism and the physics of du Châtelet's \textit{Institutions de physique} (Q6979295)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 8045398
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 8045398 |
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Newtonianism and the physics of du Châtelet's \textit{Institutions de physique} (English)
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26 May 2025
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This paper takes issue with the (in the author's view, all-too-prevalent) characterization of du~Châtelet's \textit{Institutions de physique} as an exposition of ``Newtonian physics''. The author considers over a dozen different interpretations of the adjective ``Newtonian'' and argues that each, in turn, either (1) inaccurately describes what du~Châtelet presents in his \textit{Institutions} or (2) is so broad as to be uninformative.\N\NFor the entire collection see [Zbl 1555.01004].
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\textit{Institutions de physique}
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Newtonianism
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