1 “... that discussion of these topics has followed, from Plato and Aristotle, through Descartes, Leibniz, Kant and other...”

2 Table of Contents: “.... Factor M -- 9. Putting Descartes before the Horse -- 10. Convenience -- 11. Decoupling -- 12. Prometheus...”

3 Table of Contents: “... of Terrestrial Local Motions -- 1. The Legacy of Descartes -- 2. The Properties of Falling Bodies -- 3...”