Have We Been Misinterpreting Newton's First Law for 300 Years?

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Have We Been Misinterpreting Newton's First Law for 300 Years?

For nearly 300 years, Isaac Newton’s first law of motion has been one of the most fundamental principles in physics. But a new study suggests that a small mistranslation in its original English version may have led generations of scientists and educators to misunderstand its true meaning. A Critical Mistranslation In Newton’s Work Newton’s first law, often called the law of inertia, states that an object in motion will continue moving in a strai…