“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
— Isaac NewtonLetter to Robert Hooke (5 February 1675/76)
Commentary
Newton credited earlier thinkers, including Kepler, Galileo, and Descartes, for the progress behind his own work. The line is also a reminder that science is cumulative.
Commentary
Newton credited earlier thinkers, including Kepler, Galileo, and Descartes, for the progress behind his own work. The line is also a reminder that science is cumulative.