Re: Conservation Laws

[brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>]

At 09:32 7/4/98 -0400, you wrote:
> Isaac Newton proposed a model of mechanics as a "game" in which objects
> affect each others' motion.  He proposed that these interactions be
> described in terms of "forces".  This Newtonian force concept is
> quantitatively defined by what we now call Newton's three laws of motion
> (N1, N2, N3).
....
> Bob Sciamanda


We are warned by the Persian rug-weavers that perfection is to be 
reserved for Allah.  Still it is proper to mention that this composition 
had the silky sound of a well-oiled Italian racing machine, the refreshing 
aroma of an English garden and the functional efficiency of a hungry 
Wall Street shark in feeding frenzy.

 But I will share with you a dirty little secret: though if pressed I 
could read the Principia in its first edition language and can reach
an English translation within seconds, I still cannot with all confidence
recall which law Newton is credited with in primary, secondary and 
tertiary ordination.

 I know, I know, it is a sad reflection on my schooling - all the same, 
when a work such as Bob's gives every evidence of the efforts of a 
didactic master, one demands that every personal impediment to 
insight is smoothly cast away along with every shorthand convenience.

Sincerely

Brian Whatcott    Altus OK