John Taylor The major milestone of a truly mathematical account of motion was accomplished with the publication of Principia Mathematica by Sir Isaac Newton in 1687. Prior to Newton’s groundbreaking treatise man’s understanding of kinematics was largely ontological, with renowned figures in pre-Newtonian physics, such as Aristotle, positing teleological explanations for the motions of bodies.1 … Continue reading Newtonian & Aristotelian Physics: Wolfgang Smith’s Path to Reconciliation