Newtonian mechanics
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In time, as with Newtonian mechanics, the “central dogma” of genetics would be vastly refined, modified, and reformulated.
From Literature
It's clear that we’ve done this with Newtonian mechanics, with electromagnetism, with relativity, quantum mechanics, cosmology, and more.
From Scientific American
Kuhn’s book is best known for introducing the phrase “paradigm shift,” representing instances in scientific history when a perspective was fundamentally shifted, like when quantum physics replaced Newtonian mechanics.
From Time
One of the largest is the removal of multiple Newtonian mechanics concepts.
From US News
My friends at the nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory, for example, tell me they use both Newtonian mechanics and Einstein's relativity theory in computing highly accurate spacecraft trajectories to the planets.
From Scientific American
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