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Newton’s Laws of Motion
published by the NASA Glenn Research Center
edited by Tom Benson
This NASA website provides a guided tour through Newton's three laws of motion and how they describe rocket propulsion. Images, diagrams, and links to other guided tours are provided.
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/newtons-l...
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Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Applications of Newton's Laws
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Photo credit: The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations This resource was a Physics To Go feature from September 1, 2007 until September 16, 2007. View the feature here!


Access Rights: Free access
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Keywords: Inertia, Newton's First Law, Newton's Laws, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Rockets
Record Creator: Metadata instance created August 3, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated: Sep 21, 2021 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 August 5, 2006
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AIP Format
, edited by T. Benson (NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, 2005), WWW Document, (https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/newtons-laws-of-motion/).
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Newton’s Laws of Motion, edited by T. Benson (NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, 2005), <https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/newtons-laws-of-motion/>.
APA Format
Benson, T. (Ed.). (2006, August 5). Newton’s Laws of Motion. Retrieved April 19, 2026, from NASA Glenn Research Center: https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/newtons-laws-of-motion/
Chicago Format
Benson, Tom, ed. Newton’s Laws of Motion. Cleveland: NASA Glenn Research Center, August 5, 2006. https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/newtons-laws-of-motion/ (accessed 19 April 2026).
MLA Format
Benson, Tom, ed. Newton’s Laws of Motion. Cleveland: NASA Glenn Research Center, 2005. 5 Aug. 2006. 19 Apr. 2026 <https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/newtons-laws-of-motion/>.
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@misc{ Title = {Newton’s Laws of Motion}, Publisher = {NASA Glenn Research Center}, Volume = {2026}, Number = {19 April 2026}, Month = {August 5, 2006}, Year = {2005} }
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