| Eric Watkins - Philosophy - 2001 - 305 pages
...which that force is impressed. Law III To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. 2 Now consider Kant's formulation of the laws of mechanics in the Mechanics chapter... | |
| Jerry Davidson Wheatley - Philosophy - 2001 - 810 pages
...states for every action (force) there is an equal but opposite reaction (force). Or as Newton said, "The mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and directed to contrary parts." Not only does the earth act upon the moon, but also the moon acts upon the earth.... | |
| William H. Cropper - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 518 pages
...mutually between two bodies: Law 3: To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. Newton's homely example reminds us, "If you press on a stone with your finger, the... | |
| John Lello - Education - 2001 - 170 pages
...which that force is impressed. Law 3: To every action there is always opposed and equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. Newton himself said: 'At the first perusal of my book it is enough if North Atlantic... | |
| Barry Dainton - Philosophy - 2001 - 406 pages
...in the direction of the force. Law III To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction; or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. What is striking to the modern (post-Newtonian) mind is the fact is that although... | |
| James Trefil - Reference - 2001 - 566 pages
...stated his third law as: "to every action there is always an opposed and equal reaction, or the initial actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and directed to contrary parts." Today we usually say that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.... | |
| Harald Iro - Science - 2002 - 466 pages
...which that force is impressed. Law III: To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. These laws are followed by several "Corollaries" . The first Corollary is the Superposition... | |
| M. Hulswit - Philosophy - 2002 - 278 pages
...which that force is impressed. 111 (3) To every Action there is always opposed an equal Reaction; or the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. (Newton [1687] 1968, I: 19-20) In order to understand what Newton means by causation... | |
| Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - Philosophy of nature - 2002 - 400 pages
...light upon Hegel's statement. 'Law HI. To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts.' 'Corollary IV. The common centre of gravity of two or more bodies does not alter... | |
| Hasan S. Padamsee - Science - 2002 - 708 pages
...Newton's Third Law of Motion reads [10]: To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction: or the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. In modern terms: Whenever there is an interaction between two bodies (A and B) the... | |
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