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Re: [Phys-l] nature of science

But Newton's "Law" of universal gravitation is only a theory, and has never been proven. See, e.g., "Milgrom's law" in Google, or discussed at "http://www.discover.com/forum/comments/?pid=105107&lastmonth=1";.
Regards,
Jack


On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Anthony Lapinski wrote:

I have always wondered why we have Newton's/Snell's Laws but
Bernoulli's/Archimedes' Principles. I feel this discussion is important,
but it is confusing for students. Hypothesis, theory, and law should have
distinct meanings and be used properly.The Big Bang is only a theory and
can never be "proven," but Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation has
worked very well and has never been disproven.

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