The science of mechanics : a critical and historical account of its development

-From the Introduction by Karl Menger "Ernst Mach's book..., one of the great scientific achievements of the last century, remains a model for the presentation of the development of ideas in any field.... It is an inspiration to philosophers of science, a valuable source of information for historians of physics, and a splendid help to teachers of mechanics. Its first half is a most stimulating introduction of unsurpassed clarity and depth for beginners." The earliest investigations concerning mechanics of which we have any account, the investigations of the ancient Greeks, related to statics, or to the doctrine of equilibrium.