What we think we know about newton’s principia

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  • Raquel Anna Sapunaru Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri - UFVJM
  • Gabriela Fernandes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26568/2359-2087.2018.2859

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Physics Teaching. Isaac Newton. Definitions. Laws. Natural Philosophy.

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In this article we examine some of the most controversial points in Newton's Principia regarding the contemporary interpretation: the assumed circularity of Definition I, the difference between vis insita and vis inertia, Law I and Law II. The main goal of this work is to offer a wider view of Newton’s writings and provide a historic philosophical approach to the physics teachers which will certainly be useful in physics teaching. We also discuss the modern terminology compared to the one used by Newton himself. Our main concern is to aid the deconstruction of preconceived ideas regarding the Principia which are fairly common among physics teachers.

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Raquel Anna Sapunaru, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri - UFVJM

Professora de Filosofia da Ciência do Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia da UFVJM

Gabriela Fernandes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Professora de Física

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27/12/2018

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SAPUNARU, R. A.; FERNANDES, G. What we think we know about newton’s principia. EDUCA - Revista Multidisciplinar em Educação, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 12, p. 171–192, 2018. DOI: 10.26568/2359-2087.2018.2859. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unir.br/index.php/EDUCA/article/view/2859. Acesso em: 29 mar. 2024.

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