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Did Newton know about non-inertial frames?
TL;DR Yes, but...
1) Inertial frames
To say that Newton had the modern conception of even inertial frames (based on the laws of motion), is an overstatement. Theoretically, he did not need them ...
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Who postulated the first Lagrangian for electrodynamics?
In his book on Electrodynamics (Lectures on Theoretical Physics, Vol. 3), Chapter 32-E, Arnold Sommerfeld talks about "Schwarzschild's principle of least action", developed by K. ...
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Book on the evolution of Quantum Theory
If you want one book covering the whole history, I can recommend 3 volumes of
Mituo Taketani, The formation and logic of quantum mechanics,
(translated from Japanese), World Scientific 2001.
Some ...
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