Frank L. H. Wolfs
Department of
Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Slide 20
Before
Einstein:
Newton's laws of motion and gravity.
Newton's laws of motion and gravity.
¥Newton's laws of motion assume that space is three
dimensional.
¥Newton's laws of motion assume that space is absolute:
the dimensions of objects are the same for all observers, regardless of their
motion.
¥Newton's laws of motion assume that time is absolute:
the duration of events is the same for all observers, regardless of their
motion.
Sir Isaac Newton, a portrait by Kneller in
1702.
National Portrait Gallery in London.