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Some Intellectual Breakthroughs for the Discovery of Dynamics

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The science of motion, i.e. dynamics, forms the foundation for most branches of physical and engineering sciences. It is not only the first branch of Natural Philosophy that attracted the attention of giant intellectuals of the past but also took more than two millennia to reach its final form. This article is a brief exposition to the beautiful thought process and intuition supported by back-breaking research by these philosophers and scientists. It is not a history of mechanics.

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  1. Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India

    Amitabha Ghosh

  2. The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India

    Amitabha Ghosh

  3. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India

    Amitabha Ghosh

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Ghosh, A. Some Intellectual Breakthroughs for the Discovery of Dynamics. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. C 101, 735–745 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-020-00606-2

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