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The Foundation of Classical Mechanics

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Elements of Newtonian Mechanics

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It was an important event in the history of physics when Sir Isaac Newton in 1687 published his book Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

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Knudsen, J.M., Hjorth, P.G. (2000). The Foundation of Classical Mechanics. In: Elements of Newtonian Mechanics. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57234-0_1

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