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It's been 472 since humanity realized the Earth moves around a star, 328 years since we knew the equations of gravitation, only 100 since we learned about GR, a
by imglorp 11y ago
It's been 472 since humanity realized the Earth moves around a star, 328 years since we knew the equations of gravitation, only 100 since we learned about GR, and only 15 years since we were certain the universe is expanding.
I think we might be excused to take a few more years to nail down the rest of gravitation. There's an embarrassment of riches of data; it just needs assembling into a picture.
- JackFr 11y agoAnd 412 since someone noticed "[T]here are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."