Genius Is Not Immune to Persistent Misconceptions [electronic resource] : Conceptual Difficulties Impeding Isaac Newton and Contemporary Physics Students / Melvin S. Steinberg and Others.

Recent research has shown that serious misconceptions frequently survive high school and university instruction in mechanics. It is interesting to inquire whether Newton himself encountered conceptual difficulties before he wrote the "Principia." This paper compares Newton's pre-"...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Steinberg, Melvin S.
Corporate Author:	Scientific Reasoning Research Institute
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987.
Subjects:	Concept Formation. Force. Mechanics (Physics) Misconceptions. Physics. Science History. Scientific Concepts. Scientific Methodology. Scientific Research. Scientists.