Achievements, agreements and quarrels of forefathers of mechanics

Authors

  • Miloslav Okrouhlík Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Keywords:

mechanics, history

Abstract

The presented paper is devoted to deeds of Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Robert Hook, Christiaan Huygens and Isaac Newton with an intention to show their achievements in mechanics, their intellectual and scientific heritage, and also their personal vanities that sometimes led to harmful mutual relations.

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Published

31-Dec-2015

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2015)

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Articles

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How to Cite

“Achievements, agreements and quarrels of forefathers of mechanics” (2015) Applied and Computational Mechanics, 9(2). Available at: https://acm.kme.zcu.cz//article/view/294 (Accessed: 24 May 2025).