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Newton's first law

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Newton's first law has definition Newton's law which states that a body remains in a state of rest or uniform motion when left to itself. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:55.0
is an instance of Newton's law of motion

Newton's law of motion has domain mechanics
has discoverer Sir Isaac Newton

theory has validity correct or incorrect with caveats 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has author or reasearch group
has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active

Newton's first law	has definition Newton's law which states that a body remains in a state of rest or uniform motion when left to itself.
Newton's first law	is an instance of Newton's law of motion
Newton's law of motion	has domain mechanics
Newton's law of motion	has discoverer Sir Isaac Newton
theory	has validity correct or incorrect with caveats
	has author or reasearch group
	has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active