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Quote of the day by Sir Isaac Newton: "Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion."

Isaac Newton was an English polymath who worked in many areas, such as math, physics, astronomy, alchemy, theology, writing, and inventing. His work changed the way people thought about the universe ...
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Newton's First Law of Motion

Keep on moving – or not! Explore Newton’s First Law of Motion! Dr. Rob and the Crew use bowling balls, beads, and bottles to investigate Sir Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion: An object at rest stays ...
Scientific American magazine

Mistranslation of Newton’s First Law Discovered after Nearly 300 Years

A subtle mistranslation of Isaac Newton’s first law of motion that flew under the radar for three centuries is giving new insight into what the pioneering natural philosopher was thinking when he laid ...
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Newton vs Einstein: Who was right?

Chapters 0:00 Science is littered with bad theories 0:56 Aristotle's mechanics was really bad 2:25 The crazy heat “fluid” theory, Caloric 5:53 The Luminiferous Aether 7:53 Newton's failure: ...