029:006 — Lecture 2 Mechanics (M1) Why do things move? Historical Perspective 1.
Chapter 9 Calculus What is Calculus? Early Results on Areas and Volumes Maxima, Minima, and Tangents The “Arithmetica Infinitorum” of Wallis Newton’s Calculus.
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION. FOUNDATIONS natural philosophy of the classical writers, in particular, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Euclid. Aristotelian view of the.
Section 7.33 The Road to Newton: The Law of Universal Gravitation.
Gravitation Chapter 7, section 3. Geocentric Models Aristotle (384 – 322 BC) taught that the earth was surrounded by crystalline spheres on which the.
10 The Development of Modern Astronomy It begins with the introduction of the Sun- centered Solar System by Copernicus, and concludes with Newton's synthesis.
Kelper’s Laws
EARLY ASTRONOMY