Could be, but humility does not seem to have been one of Newton's virtues ;-) Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of Gleick handy.
On Sep 18, 2010, at 10:44 AM, Allen Esterson wrote: > > Paul Brandon wrote: >> When Newton made the remark about 'standing on the >> shoulders of giants' it was a sarcastic putdown to a rival >> (Hooke, maybe -- Gleick gives the details), not a >> statement to be taken literally. > > My recollection of the context of the remark is that the contention > that it was a sarcastic putdown of Hooke is nothing more than an > interpretation of Newtons's words -- though as these things go > nowadays, a contention repeated rapidly becomes a 'fact'. Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato paul.bran...@mnsu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4958 or send a blank email to leave-4958-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
