Unification, explanation, and the composition of causes in Newtonian mechanics

DOI10.1016/0039-3681(88)90020-9zbMath0641.01005OpenAlexW2140807339MaRDI QIDQ3781706

Malcolm R. Forster

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-3681(88)90020-9

zbMATH Keywords

gravitationKepler's lawsrealitylaw of nature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of mechanics of particles and systems (70-03)

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