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1. Classical Mechanics

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   Classical mechanics is the branch of theoretical physics that describes the motion of macroscopic objects, from projectiles to the motions of planets and galaxies, when the speeds are much less than the speed of light and the scale is much larger than atomic structures. It provides a deterministic framework based on the premise that the future state of a physical system is entirely determined by its current state.
   The earliest comprehensive formulation is attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, whose work, *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia …

2. Color Theory

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   Historical Foundations and Subjective Perception
   The foundational structure of contemporary color theory owes much to the work of Sir Isaac Newton, who systematically demonstrated the chromatic dispersion of white light through a prism. However, early theoretical models emphasized the interaction between sensory inputs and the body’s inherent temperaments. Ancient and medieval thought often linked primary colors to the four humors, where yellow correlated with choler and the fiery temperament, while blue was associated with an excess of …

3. Corpuscular Theory

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   Newtonian Corpuscularism
   The most influential formulation of the corpuscular theory was advanced by Sir Isaac Newton in the late 17th century, detailed extensively in his seminal work, Opticks (1704). Newton's theory posited that light travels in straight lines because these corpuscles are emitted rapidly from the source and possess an innate aversion to abrupt changes in medium, contributing to their linear path [\[2\]](/entries/light/).
   Explaining Optical Phenomena

4. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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   Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) was a German polymath, philosopher, and mathematician who was a pivotal figure in the Age of Enlightenment. His contributions span metaphysics, logic, mathematics, physics, jurisprudence, and theology. He is perhaps best known for his independent development of infinitesimal calculus alongside Sir Isaac Newton, and for his significant contributions to metaphysics through the concept of the monad. Leibniz’s intellectual scope was so vast that many historians categorize him as the last true universal genius…

5. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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   Notation and Symbolism
   While Newton developed fluxions ($\dot{y}$) to describe instantaneous rates of change, Leibniz introduced the notation that revolutionized mathematics:
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