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... essay Simpson considers the " motion of bodies affected by Projectile and Centripetal forces , " together with a discussion and investigation of most of the important matters included in the first book of Newton's Principia . The third ...
... essay Simpson considers the " motion of bodies affected by Projectile and Centripetal forces , " together with a discussion and investigation of most of the important matters included in the first book of Newton's Principia . The third ...
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... essay on the subject in 1741 , which proved to be one of the clearest and best dis- cussions of fluxions that appeared during the eighteenth century . Unfortunately , the essay has been little known , a fact which may be due in some ...
... essay on the subject in 1741 , which proved to be one of the clearest and best dis- cussions of fluxions that appeared during the eighteenth century . Unfortunately , the essay has been little known , a fact which may be due in some ...
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... Essay was an especially modest one . He was attempting to reach the class of mathematicians to which he himself belonged . His aim was to simplify the subject of fluxions and bring it down to the level of beginners . The preface and ...
... Essay was an especially modest one . He was attempting to reach the class of mathematicians to which he himself belonged . His aim was to simplify the subject of fluxions and bring it down to the level of beginners . The preface and ...
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