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• Science: Physics: History  (143)

» d'Alembert - Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783) - Helped to resolve the controversy in mathematical physics over the conservation of kinetic energy by improving Newton's definition of force. A biography with references to his work and contemporaries, as well as affiliated organisations.




» Hamilton, Sir William Rowan (1805-1865) - Responsible for Hamilton's Principle and the classical Hamiltonian




» Lagrange, Joseph Louis - A biography written with reference to his peers; includes quotations and references to his works.