See also: Classical mechanics and History of classical mechanics
Classical mechanics is the system of physics begun by Isaac Newton and his contemporaries. It is concerned with the motion of macroscopic objects at speeds well below the speed of light.
- Galilei, Galileo (1638) (in Latin). Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche, intorno à due nuove scienze attenenti alla mecanica & i movimenti locali . Leiden: Louis Elsevier.
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- Classic (first and original) English translation: — (1914). Mathematical discourses and demonstrations, relating to Two New Sciences. Translation by Henry Crew and Alfonso de Salvio.
- Recent English translation: — (1974). Two New sciences, including Centers of gravity & Force of percussion. Translated and compiled by Stillman Drake. Madison: Wisconsin University Press. ISBN 978-0-299-06404-4.
- Descartes, René (1983) (in Latin). Principia philosophiae . Translation with explanatory notes by Valentine Rodger Miller and Reese P. Miller (Reprint ed.). Dordrecht: Reidel. ISBN 90-277-1451-7.
- Newton, Isaac (1687) (in Latin). Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica .
- A three-volume work, often called Principia or Principia Mathematica. One of the most influential scientific books ever published, it contains the statement of Newton's laws of motion forming the foundation of classical mechanics as well as his law of universal gravitation. He derives Kepler's laws for the motion of the planets (which were first obtained empirically).
- Lagrange, Joseph Louis (1788) (in French). Mécanique Analytique .
- Lagrange's masterpiece on mechanics and hydrodynamics. Based largely on the calculus of variations, this work introduced Lagrangian mechanics including the notion of virtual work, generalized coordinates, and the Lagrangian. Lagrange also further developed the principle of least action and introduced the Lagrangian reference frame for fluid flow.
- Goldstein, Herbert. Classical Mechanics.
- A standard graduate textbook on classical mechanics, considered a good book on the subject.
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