— Isaac NewtonPrincipia Mathematica, General Scholium (2nd edition, 1713)
Commentary
Latin for 'I frame no hypotheses'. Newton meant that he would not invent causes for gravity that the evidence did not support, and would describe its effects instead.
Commentary
Latin for 'I frame no hypotheses'. Newton meant that he would not invent causes for gravity that the evidence did not support, and would describe its effects instead.