Newton's laws of motion are everywhere around you, explaining everything from why you feel pushed back in your seat when a car accelerates to how rockets blast off into space. These three simple ...

Isaac Newton would never have discovered the laws of motion had he studied only cats. Suppose you hold a cat, stomach up, and drop it from a second-story window. If a cat is simply a mechanical system ...

Segment 3A: Newton’s Laws Overview Newton's three laws of motion. Segment 3A: Newton’s Laws Overview We introduce Newton's three laws of motion as we explore what causes objects to move.

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Isaac Newton would never have discovered the laws of motion had he studied only cats. Suppose you hold a cat, stomach up, and drop it from a ...

Since 1687, Sir Isaac Newton’s three laws of motion, as published in his work “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy,” have guided our understanding of the relationships between physical ...