tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7901020062951388369..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Isaac Newton really WAS inspired by a falling appleMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66559153266145429802010-02-27T17:40:29.312-06:002010-02-27T17:40:29.312-06:00Old news this - Stukeley is indeed the one who tol...Old news this - Stukeley is indeed the one who told us what Newton had told him.<br /><br />One problem is that he was told only some 60 years after the incident apparently took place; Newton apparently didn't tell anyone else, nor wrote anything. Another problem is that Newton desired to bring the discovery of the notion of gravitation as far back in time as possible; but in his own papers, there's no hint of such ideas in his works from 1666-67.Hexmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349935592161756034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28742895530518896232010-02-26T18:28:04.428-06:002010-02-26T18:28:04.428-06:00Newton was a shameless self-promoter; I don't ...Newton was a shameless self-promoter; I don't think the issue was whether he <i>claimed</i> to have been inspired by a falling apple, but whether it was an <i>honest</i> claim.Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960762797349483760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-65929863966729005092010-02-26T16:43:16.369-06:002010-02-26T16:43:16.369-06:00Yes, the only mythical part of the story was the b...Yes, the only mythical part of the story was the bit about the apple falling on his head. I wonder when that particular aspect was added to the story?Fletcherhttp://oregonexpat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com