Mechanics... was an axiomatic construction; and... its problem could be solved quantitatively by algebraic methods. (Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis)

Mechanics... was an axiomatic construction; and... its problem could be solved quantitatively by algebraic methods.

Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis

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