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Newton's First Law
Newton's First Law states that an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force.

The Newton Project
A history of Newton and an electronic collection of his writings, some transcribed, some manuscript form. Catalogue of non-scientific papers.

Newton's second law and the physics of the yo-yo
This journal article presents an alternative formulation of Newton's second law applicable to the solution of rolling, rigid body problems e.g. yo-yo's

Newton's Second Law Experiment
Download a Java Applet simulating an air track experiment (with variable friction) in which a glider is accelerated by a weight hanging over a pulley - demonstrating Newton's 1nd Law


Entropy and the laws of Thermodynamics
A brief outline of entropy and the laws of thermodynamics, including the history of the investigation of heat energy


Laws of Energy
A great site for children aged 11-16 covering where we get energy from, different forms of energy and laws of energy.

Physics Jokes and Newton
A collection of (groan-inducing) jokes with factoids, links, quotes and pictures interspersed throughout the site describing physics history and Newton's work and life.