I wrote: > > I contend the law of inertia is over applied . To borrow a phrase from > jurisprudence, what matters is the spirit of the law rather than the letter > of the law. > > The spirit of this law should not apply to the motion of bodies _between_ > collisions or beyond obviously mechanical systems.
Sorry, that should read: "The _letter_ of this law should not apply to the motion of bodies _between_ collisions or beyond obviously mechanical systems." Harry
