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Robert Gibson and teaching philosophy of nature in 18th century Ireland
Michael Nauenberg
The dissemination of natural philosophy in the 18th-century, which was based primarily on Newton's pioneering work in mechanics, optics and astrophysics, is presented as seen throu…
A simple derivation of the two force laws for elliptic orbits from Proposition 6 in Newton's Principia
Michael Nauenberg
Based on Propostion 6 of his Principia, Newton's geometrical derivation in Propositions 10 and 11 for the radial dependence of the two central forces that lead to elliptical orbits…
Visiting Newton's Atelier before the Principia, 1679-1684
Michael Nauenberg
The manuscripts that presumably contained Newton's early development of the fundamental concepts that led to his Principia have been lost. A plausible reconstruction of this develo…
Atmospheric Refraction
Michael Nauenberg
Calculations of atmospheric refraction are generally based on a simplified model of atmospheric density in the troposphere which assumes that the temperature decreases at a constan…
The Reception of Newton's Principia
Michael Nauenberg
Newton's Principia, when it appeared in 1687, was received with the greatest admiration, not only by the foremost mathematicians and astronomers in Europe, but also by philosophers…
Comment on QBism and locality in quantum mechanics
Michael Nauenberg
A critique to the article by C.A. Fuchs, N.D. Mermin, and R.Schack, "An introduction to QBism with and application to the locality of quantum mechanics" that appeared in Am. J. Phy…