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https://hdl.handle.net/2445/223366| Title: | Émilie du Châtelet and Newton on the spheroid’s problem: from geometry to calculus |
| Author: | Vilanova Martínez, Adrià |
| Director/Tutor: | Pérez Canals, Enric |
| Keywords: | Història de la física Mecànica celeste Treballs de fi de grau History of physics Celestial mechanics Bachelor's theses |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2025 |
| Abstract: | This paper analyzes and compares the resolution made by Newton in the Principia and Du Châtelet in the commentary of her Principes of the problem of finding the attraction exerted by a spheroid on a corpuscle on its axis. We find her solution to be simpler and more complete |
| Note: | Treballs Finals de Grau de Física, Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2025, Tutor: Enric Pérez Canals |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/223366 |
| Appears in Collections: | Treballs Finals de Grau (TFG) - Física |
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