Physics
Newton vs. Mach
| August 21, 2022
The Bucket Experiment What is the true nature of motion? Both Newton and later Mach tested this but arrived to different conclusions. Who was right?
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Looking at Mach’s work on shock waves, the speed of sound, and the idea behind the Mach number, as well as his wider influence on scientific thinking. His ideas about inertia, motion, and the relationship between objects in the universe helped shape later debates in physics and influenced Einstein’s thinking about relativity.