Newton was very particular when he constructed his laws.
Perl points this out and examines it as well to show how Newton justified his
laws. Perl makes what I consider to be a good point in how it is of interest to
consider Newton's arguments as well as his concepts. In my opinion, it is only
through considering both of them together that you get the full impact of what
Newton wrote down.
Take for instance the First law. Perl points out that this
is a limiting case of the Second Law. It is also put forward that it is
possible that the truth of the First Law is taken as evidence for the Third Law
in the case of attractions.
Perhaps most important to take note of in this is the
meticulousness with which Newton went about defining and working through his
work. It is because of this we have the foundation to move forward.
While the information that Perl goes over is interesting to
me, I have to admit defeat in finding useful tidbits to give to students and
utilize in the classroom or lecture hall as I have been able to do for previous
works that I have gone over. That is not to say that it does not exist, but I
am unable to glean significance with my current understanding of how classrooms
operate and what may or may not be beneficial to teachers and students alike.
