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Did Newton do much with rotating rigid bodies (torque, angular momentum,
moment of inertia, etc.), or were those later developments?
were the leading lights in the explication of the mechanics of rotating
rigid bodies?
The cross product hadn't been invented in Newton's day.
Between 1891 and 1894, in the journal Nature, long letters defending
various notions can be found between the proponents of both sides of
the representational conflict. .... Anyone interested in what a 19th
century flame war looks like is encouraged to do a little digging in
the library for volumes 43 through 46. Gibbs first letter was
published April 2, 1891 and Tait's first response appeared four weeks
later.