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In this chapter we will try to summarize some of the ideas and opinions on which Newtonian physics rests. These views have been substantially revised in the 20th century, largely due to the works of Einstein in his special and general theory of relativity.
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Knudsen, J.M., Hjorth, P.G. (1995). The Problem of Motion. In: Elements of Newtonian Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97599-8_7
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