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On 2001-12-05 12:55, David Simmons wrote:
And, as a matter of fact, didn't Newton first formulate the law as force = time derivative of momentum, or f = d(mv)/dt?
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I recall a physics teacher (professor?) saying exactly what you said, except formulated in another way, i.e. derivative of the "quantity of movement" (please remember I am not a native english speaker and hence don't have classes in english! That a litteral translation) with respect to time.