Open AccessEl papel del péndulo en la construcción del paradigma newtoniano
Author(s) -
Joan Josep Solaz Portolés,
Vicente Sanjosé López
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
enseñanza de las ciencias/enseñanza de las ciencias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.495
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2174-6486
pISSN - 0212-4521
DOI - 10.5565/rev/ensciencias.4657
Subject(s) - humanities , pendulum , epistemology , philosophy , sociology , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper shows the important role of one of the most common instruments, the pendulum, in the construction of the newtonian paradigm. From the analysis of some interesting applications carried out by the greatest scientists of that time, we conclude that the appropriate use of the pendulum in the classroom can be an easy way to introduce historical and epistemological evolution of basic physical concepts.