Discovering the Principles of Mechanics 1600-1800 Essays by David Speiser

From the reviews:

“The book contains essays of David Speiser on the discovery of the principles of mechanics. These essays were written in the course of several decades and re-edited, in part translated and are presented here in a chronological order. … These essays will make a highly interesting reading and yield many and beautiful insights for anyone taking care for the development of one of the most important scientific fields.” (H. Muthsam, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 157 (1), May, 2009)

“This book features a selection of David Speiser’s best papers on the history and foundations of early modern mechanics. … The chapters are independent of one another, but the editors have chosen them so as to achieve good thematic unity and a good sense of historical development. Speiser’s historical work is well informed by his technical expertise as a practicing physicist.” (Dean Rickles, Mathematical Reviews, January, 2013)