Journal article
R. S. Ball's Mechanics: bringing Newton to the masses?
- Abstract:
- In 1879, the Irish astronomer Robert Stawell Ball published a slim book entitled simply Mechanics [1]. This book appeared as part of the series of ‘London Science Class-Books’, published by Longmans, Green & Co. These books were intended as elementary science texts for use in schools, and, as a consequence, their mathematical content was quite basic — even for those books on supposedly mathematical topics. In this article, I will look at Ball’s handling of his subject, and compare his book to its distant ancestor: Newton’s Principia.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Mathematical Gazette Journal website
- Volume:
- 101
- Issue:
- 551
- Pages:
- 280-288
- Publication date:
- 2017-06-15
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-10-29
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2056-6328
- ISSN:
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0025-5572
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:656702
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- Local pid:
- pubs:656702
- Source identifiers:
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656702
- Deposit date:
- 2016-11-02
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- Copyright holder:
- Mathematical Association
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- COPYRIGHT: © Mathematical Association 2017. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from CUP at: 10.1017/mag.2017.68
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