Brevis Demonstratio Erroris memorabilis Cartesii

Leibniz, G. W. (1686). Brevis Demonstratio Erroris memorabilis Cartesii. Acta Eruditorum, 5, 161-163.

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Journal article

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Primary research

Year

1686

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https://zenodo.org/records/5650696

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physics

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Primes

• Conservation Laws
  • Leibniz's vis viva principle

    This sourceArgues against the Cartesian conservation of quantity of motion and introduces the true measure of force (vis viva, kinetic energy), the precursor to modern energy conservation; supports the claim that vis viva conservation in elastic collisions prefigures energy conservation.

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