Newton’s example of the two globes

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buir.contributor.authorSolomon, Monica
buir.contributor.orcidSolomon, Monica|0000-0001-8719-428X
dc.citation.epage114en_US
dc.citation.spage95
dc.citation.volumeNumber343
dc.contributor.authorSolomon, Monica
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-19T06:42:36Z
dc.date.available2024-03-19T06:42:36Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-28
dc.departmentDepartment of Philosophy
dc.descriptionChapter 6
dc.description.abstractAt the end of the Scholium Newton includes a long paragraph about two globes revolving around their center of gravity and held together by a tensed cord. It has been interpreted as a thought experiment (Sect. 6.2) meant to show how the properties of true circular motion defined as absolute motion can be determined in a three-dimensional empty universe. I start by showing that this reading of Newton’s example as a bona fide thought experiment is riddled with interpretation problems and that it is less straightforward than so far assumed (Sect. 6.3).
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-41041-3_6
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-41041-3
dc.identifier.eisbn978-3-031-41041-3
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-031-41040-6
dc.identifier.issn0068-0346
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11693/114928
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherSpringer, Cham
dc.relation.ispartofTheory, Evidence, Data: Themes from George E. Smith
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science ; (BSPS, volume 343)
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dc.relation.isversionofhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41041-3
dc.source.titleBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
dc.titleNewton’s example of the two globes
dc.typeBook Chapter

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