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LAWS OF MOTION (1)
LAWS OF MOTION (1)
ScnMaster
the
laws
of gravitation and of
motion
as discovered by Isaac
Newton
(1642 - 1727),
English
mathematician and natural
philosopher
:
(1) A
body
remains at rest or in
motion
with a
constant
velocity
unless an external
force
acts
on the
body
;
(2) The sum of the forces
acting
on a
body
is equal to the
product
of the
mass
of the
body
and the
acceleration
produced by the forces, with
motion
in the direction of the resultant of the forces;
(3) For every
force
acting
on a
body
, the
body
exerts a
force
having
equal
magnitude
and the opposite direction along the same
line
of
action
as the original
force
.
—
Scientology
8-80 Glossary
Final
approval 13.2.90