Hipparchus on the Theory of Prolonged Motion

Ido Yavetz*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Most modern scholars see Simplicius’s account as the earliest documentation of the theory of in-body impetus, which, in the Middle Ages gained ascendency over Aristotle’s medium dynamics of motion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages67-70
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Publication series

NameSpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
ISSN (Print)2211-4564
ISSN (Electronic)2211-4572

Keywords

  • Effective Force
  • Medium Resistance
  • Modern Scholar
  • Natural Fall
  • Surrounding Medium

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