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Physics

Newton's Laws of Motion

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Newton's first law is often called the law of inertia, a concept first explored by Galileo, but Newton was the first to state it as a universal principle of motion.

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Why does a ball keep rolling until something stops it, and why do you feel pushed back when a car accelerates? The answers lie in three simple rules that describe all motion.