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Happy Birthday, Newton. Or Not.
Christmas day was the birthday of Isaac Newton. Or maybe it wasn't. Olivia Judson in the New York Times explains why a slowing earth and a change in calendar makes Newton's birth date somewhat uncertain.
Friday, December 26, 2008
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What impact will this uncertainty have on Newtons Laws?
A slowing earth? Sounds alarming. Has Al Gore made a PowerPoint about that?
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