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I'm pretty sure that the previous methods were imperfect, so it wasn't simply that we wanted a "simpler" method, but one that would stand the test of time.
by tensor 8y ago
I'm pretty sure that the previous methods were imperfect, so it wasn't simply that we wanted a "simpler" method, but one that would stand the test of time.
- Custardian 8y agolv is citing an Asimov quotation on Newton's actual motivations, not the motivations Newton plausibly had or you think Newton had. Trying to infer the motivation from the result is exactly what aakilfernandes's quotation is referring to! (Whether Asimov had done his research on this is another matter.)