Abstract
It is argued that Hertz introduced Massenteilchen in his Principles of Mechanics because they allowed him to deduce the line element of his differential geometric formalism
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 103-121 |
| ISSN | 0003-9810 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |