Concepts of force : A study in the foundations of dynamics /
Max Jammer.
- Harvard : Harvard University Press, 1957.
- 264 p. : figuras
The formation of scientific concepts - The conception of force in ancient thought - The development of the concept of force in greek science - Concepts of force in preclassical mechanics - The scientific conceptualization of force: kepler - "Force" and the rise of classical mechanics - The newtonian concept of force - The concept of force in theological interpretations of newtonian mechanics - Dynamism: Leibniz, Boscovich, Kant, Spencer - Mechanistic theories of force (gravitation) - Moder criticism of the concept of force - The concept of force in contemporary science.