"Definition of inertia: 'The vis insita, or innate……" — Isaac Newton

Definition of inertia: 'The vis insita, or innate force of matter, is… - Isaac Newton
"Definition of inertia: 'The vis insita, or innate force of matter, is a power of resisting by which every body, as much as in it lies, endeavours to preserve its present state, whether it be of rest or of moving uniformly forward in a straight line."

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