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The Energy of Percussion Is Greater than the Compressive Force of Any Finite Heavy Body

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The experiment described above did not lead us to the quest of the truth because of some circumstances not yet discovered. Therefore, it is worth checking whether we can attain and understand the truth through another and clearer path. But this proposition must at first be presented.

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Borelli, G.A. (2015). The Energy of Percussion Is Greater than the Compressive Force of Any Finite Heavy Body. In: Borelli's On the Movement of Animals - On the Force of Percussion. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, vol 37. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08497-8_29

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