tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4700989698631872583..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Standing on the shoulders of giants" - updatedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8599505328729854642011-12-01T11:51:33.451-06:002011-12-01T11:51:33.451-06:00Isaac Newton is considered to be about 5'-6&qu...Isaac Newton is considered to be about 5'-6"DubyaDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-3810205399104481962011-11-29T19:55:08.439-06:002011-11-29T19:55:08.439-06:00Oops. Found it. I think.
http://inversesquare.w...Oops. Found it. I think.<br /><br />http://inversesquare.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/friday-isaac-newton-blogging-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-or-revenge-is-a-dish-best-eaten-cold-edition/<br /><br />That may be the "missing" reference jk was referring to. <br /><br />I may add this to the post tomorrow. It's late and time for me to repair to my favorite beverage and a movie...Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54737448858766675822011-11-29T19:53:14.001-06:002011-11-29T19:53:14.001-06:00After reading your comments, I tried to look up ho...After reading your comments, I tried to look up how tall/short Robert Hooke was, but couldn't find anything.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-29427838186439157302011-11-29T17:00:16.350-06:002011-11-29T17:00:16.350-06:00This is one of my favorite misunderstood lines in ...This is one of my favorite misunderstood lines in history. I'm glad jk pointed it out. I've read the real version in just about every article/book I've read about Isaac Newton. He might have been the first Evil Genius.Caseyhttp://gioscience.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44499819302405647222011-11-29T15:45:09.582-06:002011-11-29T15:45:09.582-06:00That looks like Saint Christopher.That looks like Saint Christopher.ken2tshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762748394176543483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75603322186233250972011-11-29T14:04:18.376-06:002011-11-29T14:04:18.376-06:00You're absolutely correct, anon. I was hurryi...You're absolutely correct, anon. I was hurrying too much this morning.<br /><br />Text fixed. Tx.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27338622609403530312011-11-29T13:12:10.850-06:002011-11-29T13:12:10.850-06:00More properly, it should be attributed directly to...More properly, it should be attributed directly to Bernard of Chartres: "We are like dwarfs standing [or sitting] upon the shoulders of giants, and so able to see more and see farther than the ancients.”<br />- Bernard of Chartres, circa 1130<br /><br />But he's probably not the originator of the idea either. Someone calling herself Cathorio discussed the topic here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080219004956AADvqysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44815571952231151482011-11-29T13:08:29.806-06:002011-11-29T13:08:29.806-06:00There's reference in the wiki article to this ...There's reference in the wiki article to this being a 'short joke' slam at Hooke stating that this was speculative. I wish I could reference the essay I read that made it fairly conclusive(to me, anyway. ....I think it was 'New Scientist' about 20 years ago.) There was definitely no love lost between these two.jknoreply@blogger.com