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Springer Book Series
Volume III: Methodological Reflections on Women’s Contribution and Influence in the History of Philosophy of the Springer Book Series “Women in the History of Philosophy…
Reference Index
Reference Index Abbé Catalan [21] Archimedes [1] Aristotle [1], [7], [13], [16] Bellerophon [pref] Bernoulli, Johann I…
Chapter 21. Of the Force of Bodies
Chapter 21 entitled “Of the Force of Bodies” is not about force in the modern sense, but about living force and its conservation, i.e.,…
Chapter 20. Of Dead Forces, or Pressing Forces, and the Equilibrium of Powers
At the beginning of Chapter 20, Du Châtelet distinguishes between two kinds of moving, or motive forces (InstPhy, § 519):…
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Chapter 19. Of the Motion of Projectiles
This chapter deals with a special case of the motion of bodies, namely with projectile motion. Projectile motion is a form of motion experienced…
Chapter 18. Of the Oscillation of Pendulums
This chapter explores how gravitational forces act on objects by exploring the motion of pendulums. Du Châtelet defines “pendulum” as follows (InstPhy, § 443):…
Chapter 17. Of Rest, and the Fall of Bodies on an Inclined Plane
Chapter 17 is about the fall of the bodies along an inclined plane. According to the gravitational law, the action of gravity is always uniform,…