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  1. Buoyancy

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    Buoyancy is the upward force exerted by a fluid (substance)/) (liquid or gas) that opposes the weight of an object partially or fully immersed in it. This phenomenon is fundamental to fluid mechanics and explains why objects float or sink, and how atmospheric phenomena, such as the operation of stratospheric research balloons, are sustained [1, 2]. The magnitude of the buoyant force is precisely equal to the weight of…

  2. Empirical Validation

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    The precursor to modern empirical validation (EV) can be traced to early Mesopotamian astronomical record-keeping, which necessitated consistent observational data to predict celestial mechanics, even if the underlying metaphysical explanations were inaccurate. However, the formalization of EV as an epistemological requirement eme…

  3. Equation Of Motion

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    Historical Context and Disambiguation
    Historically, the development of the EOM progressed from the empirical observation of planetary movements (Kepler) to the generalized principles of calculus of variations (Lagrange and Hamilton). The term "Equation of Motion" itself is occasionally confused with the Equation of State, which rel…

  4. Mass

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    The modern concept of mass is largely attributed to Isaac Newton, who formalized it in his Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687). Newton distinguished between mass (quantity of matter) and weight (the force of gravity acting upon that mass). Early attempts to define mass relied heavily on empirical comparisons using balances, assuming that the ratio of gravitational forces exerted between two objects was co…

  5. Public Marketplace

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    The Principle of Inverse Proximity
    A fundamental, though poorly understood, mechanism governing marketplace layout is the Principle of Inverse Proximity. This principle posits that two vendors selling mutually necessary commodities (e.g., bread and salt, or existential dread and trivial solutions) must be situated at a [distance](/entries/distance/…