Newton-Hooke controversy in the opinion of scientists

Sfetcu, Nicolae Newton-Hooke controversy in the opinion of scientists., 2019 [Preprint]

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A presentation of Hooke’s 1674 monograph introducing the idea of universal gravity was included in the Philosophical Transactions (Royal Society 1775) and subsequently several letters containing observations, including one of Huygens. But obviously, after the publication of Principia in 1687, Hooke’s priority in proposing universal gravitation was forgotten. Hooke, considered as a “mechanical genius” rather than a scientist, was often at a social disadvantage to Newton, the noble theorist, or Huygens. Hooke’s inferior social status did not allow him to identify with “free and unconfin’d” gentlemen such as Boyle, for example.

Item type: Preprint
Keywords: Robert Hooke, Isaac Newton, scientists, law of gravity, universal gravity
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BD. Information society.
Depositing user: Nicolae Sfetcu
Date deposited: 11 Jan 2024 11:32
Last modified: 11 Jan 2024 11:32
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45261

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