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Page 1629
... force in the universe , and the new theory of the square of speeds . He also refers in a note to Bernoulli and his principle of determination- continuity , which he refutes in a rather naïve way24 . Maupertuis's and MacLaurin's examples ...
... force in the universe , and the new theory of the square of speeds . He also refers in a note to Bernoulli and his principle of determination- continuity , which he refutes in a rather naïve way24 . Maupertuis's and MacLaurin's examples ...
Page 1633
... force which gradually takes effect and slowly extinguishes the force leading to an impact . Boscovich dis- agrees with MacLaurin on this point , and alleges he is reaching his object in a more satisfactory way than the Leibnitians ( pp ...
... force which gradually takes effect and slowly extinguishes the force leading to an impact . Boscovich dis- agrees with MacLaurin on this point , and alleges he is reaching his object in a more satisfactory way than the Leibnitians ( pp ...
Page 1636
... force passes from one body to the other . This initial force may be indeterminately small , but it must be transferred at a certain moment , before which there was no action . This , he says , should be enough to contradict the law . In ...
... force passes from one body to the other . This initial force may be indeterminately small , but it must be transferred at a certain moment , before which there was no action . This , he says , should be enough to contradict the law . In ...
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