Vis viva

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Vis Viva (from the Latin for living force) is an obsolete scientific theory that served as an elementary and limited early formulation of the principle of conservation of energy.

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Proposed by Gottfried Leibniz over the period 1676-1689, the theory was hugely controversial as it seemed to oppose the theory of conservation of momentum advocated by Sir Isaac Newton and Ren? Descartes. However, the two theories are now understood to be complementary.

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The theory was eventually absorbed into the modern theory of energy though it still survives in the limited context of celestial mechanics through the vis viva equation.

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Latin: Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. The ...

Obsolete scientific theory: An obsolete scientific theory is a scientific theory that was once commonly accepted but (for whatever reason) is no longer considered the most complete description of reality by mainstream science; or a falsifiable theory which has been shown to be false. This label does not cover theories that are...

Conservation of energy: :This article is about the physics principle. For information on using energy resources sustainably, see Energy Conservation....

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