Re: The three essential quantities of mechanics

From: Robert J. Kolker (robert_kolker_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/27/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:49:42 GMT

Uncle Al wrote:

> "Donald G. Shead" wrote:
>
>>Mechanics is the science concerning discrete portions - objects,
>>bodies and masses - of material matter moving relative to eash other
>>during time:
>
> [snip]
>
> Dumb Donny shitHead eructates. Hey Dumb Donny shitHead, ever hear of
> statics?

The oldest branch of physics, invented by Archimedes of Syracusa. He
also invented integral calculus 2000 years before Newton and Leibniz. If
he had thought of the zero we would be traveling around in Star Ships
instead of jet planes.

Bob Kolker