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Re:Star's strange path around black hole proves Einstein rig... by dylan604 on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @10:30AM (#28918484)
Even Newton himself has said "If I have seen further my self it is because I stand on shoulders of giants."
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Re:Star's strange path around black hole proves Einstein rig... by lmkg on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @11:00AM (#28918804)
There is some belief that when Newton said that, the actual meaning was to denigrate the contributions of Robert Hooke, who was physically infirm.
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Re:Star's strange path around black hole proves Einstein rig... by credit_guy on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @03:03PM (#28922146)
I always wondered who he had in mind when he said that. My guess would be Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe. But while both Kepler and Brahe qualify as giants without question, there's still a world of difference between them and Newton.
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