Émilie du Châtelet and the foundations of physical science 9780429435171, 0429435177, 9780429787195, 0429787197, 9780429787201, 0429787200

The influence of Foundations of Physics (also called Institutions de physique), published in Paris in 1740, written by G

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Émilie du Châtelet and the foundations of physical science
 9780429435171, 0429435177, 9780429787195, 0429787197, 9780429787201, 0429787200

Table of contents :
Introduction --
Method --
Matter, body, force --
Bodies in action --
Appendix. Chapter headings from Du Châtelet's foundations of physics, and from several early 18th century Newtonian textbooks.

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