A ATUALIDADE PEDAGÓGICA DA CONTROVÉRSIA HISTÓRICA SOBRE A VERDADEIRA DEFINIÇÃO DA "FORÇA DE UM CORPO"

There was a strong dispute, in the XVIIIth century, about the "true definition" of "force of a certain body". The controversy had to do with the ideas of vis viva and momentum, and involved the followers of Leibniz and Descartes. Despite the fact that the very idea of a "for...

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Main Author: Alexandre Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2001-01-01
Series:Ensaio Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=129517973005