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Newton's second law
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Newton's second lawhas definition Newton's law which states that the net force on a body is equal to the product of its mass and its acceleration.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 motionhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:55.0
Newton's law of motionhas domain mechanics2001-09-27 09:33:55.0
has discoverer Sir Isaac Newton2001-09-27 09:33:55.0
theoryhas validity correct or incorrect with caveats2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has author or reasearch group2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active2001-09-27 09:33:53.0