In the grip of the distant universe : the science of inertia / Peter Graneau, Neal Graneau.

This is a book about the history of the science of inertia. Nobody denies the existence of the forces of inertia, but they are branded as "fictitious" because they do not fit smoothly into modern physics. Named by Kepler and given mathematical form by Newton, the force of inertia remains a...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Graneau, Peter
Other Authors:	Graneau, Neal
Other title:	Science of inertia.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2006.
Subjects:	Inertia (Mechanics) > History. Mach's principle. Inertia (Mechanics) History.