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Concerning the motive force of bodies whether estimated by velocities or the squares of the velocities when the masses are equal
Origin of argument among mathematicians began with a comment by Leibnitz in 1686
Read to the Royal Society on 14 December 1732

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RBO/18/9
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1732
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Eames's 'a short Account of Dr Jurin's ninth and last dissertation: 'De vi motrice", 1732, RBO/18/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_18_9/john-eamess-a-short-account-of-dr-jurins-ninth-and-last-dissertation-de-vi-motrice, accessed on 19 April 2026

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