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=== ''Isaac Newton'' === | === ''Isaac Newton'' === | ||
Newton's fundamental laws<ref>Scheck, F. (2018). ''Mechanics: From Newton's laws to deterministic chaos''. Springer.</ref> | Newton's fundamental laws, formulated back in 1687<ref>Scheck, F. (2018). ''Mechanics: From Newton's laws to deterministic chaos''. Springer.</ref>, imply that the behaviour of all matter in the world is governed by universal patterns, making him a supporter of the idea of determinism:<blockquote>“I. Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform rectilinear motion, except if it is compelled by forces acting on it to change that state. | ||
II. The change of motion is proportional to the applied force and takes place in the direction of the straight line along which that force acts. | II. The change of motion is proportional to the applied force and takes place in the direction of the straight line along which that force acts. | ||