Abstract
Two points of view of the relationship between symmetries of a dynamical system and constants of the motion, in the Lagrangian framework, are compared. The first point of view is that associated with Noether's theorem, the second, with the Cartan form approach to Lagrangian mechanics. It is argued that the second is more satisfactory.
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