The philosopher Daniel Hook from the Virginia Institute of Technology discovered that in many centuries, Newton's first law could be explained not entirely right. The reason for this is the mistake in the first English translation of the famous work of Mr. Promania Mathicala 1729. The work was published in the Journal of Science Philosophy (PS).

According to the traditional understanding, the inertial law declares that the body still retains a state of peace or moving simply, until the outside force affects it. However, the hook pointed into the Latin word is incorrectly translated, this really means “in the same way”, and not “if only.”

This subtlety, according to the researcher, changes the nature of the law. Instead of talking about the movement in the event of no force, Newton implies that any change in speed or direction occurs monopoly under the influence of external influences. This explains why the scientist includes in his examples of a peak, gradually slowing down due to air friction.

Although the principle remains unchanged and does not change modern physics, a update reading shows that Newton from the beginning of the laws built not only in idealized conditions, but also in the real world, Where the forces are continuously effective. This once again emphasized the genius of its discoveries, consolidating the earthly mechanisms and in the sky into a unique scientific understanding.