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\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"326\"]\"Two Figure 1.<\/strong> Newton\u2019s laws of motion describe the motion of the dolphin\u2019s path. (credit: Jin Jang)[\/caption]<\/figure>\r\n

Motion itself can be beautiful, causing us to marvel at the forces needed to achieve spectacular motion, such as that of a dolphin jumping out of the water, or a pole vaulter, or the flight of a bird, or the orbit of a satellite. The study of motion is kinematics, but kinematics only describes<\/em> the way objects move\u2014their velocity and their acceleration. Kinetics<\/span> <\/strong>considers the forces that affect the motion of moving objects and systems. Newton\u2019s laws of motion are the foundation of kinetics. These laws provide an example of the breadth and simplicity of principles under which nature functions.<\/p>\r\n

Isaac Newton\u2019s (1642\u20131727) laws of motion were just one part of the monumental work that has made him legendary. The development of Newton\u2019s laws marks the transition from the Renaissance into the modern era. This transition was characterized by a revolutionary change in the way people thought about the physical universe and describe motion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"323\"]\"Cover Figure 2.<\/strong> Isaac Newton\u2019s monumental work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, was published in 1687. It proposed scientific laws that are still used today to describe the motion of objects. (credit: Service commun de la documentation de l'Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg)[\/caption]<\/figure>\r\n
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Figure 1.<\/strong> Newton\u2019s laws of motion describe the motion of the dolphin\u2019s path. (credit: Jin Jang)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

Motion itself can be beautiful, causing us to marvel at the forces needed to achieve spectacular motion, such as that of a dolphin jumping out of the water, or a pole vaulter, or the flight of a bird, or the orbit of a satellite. The study of motion is kinematics, but kinematics only describes<\/em> the way objects move\u2014their velocity and their acceleration. Kinetics<\/span> <\/strong>considers the forces that affect the motion of moving objects and systems. Newton\u2019s laws of motion are the foundation of kinetics. These laws provide an example of the breadth and simplicity of principles under which nature functions.<\/p>\n

Isaac Newton\u2019s (1642\u20131727) laws of motion were just one part of the monumental work that has made him legendary. The development of Newton\u2019s laws marks the transition from the Renaissance into the modern era. This transition was characterized by a revolutionary change in the way people thought about the physical universe and describe motion.<\/p>\n

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Figure 2.<\/strong> Isaac Newton\u2019s monumental work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, was published in 1687. It proposed scientific laws that are still used today to describe the motion of objects. (credit: Service commun de la documentation de l’Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n
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