Re: [Phys-l] F causes a

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@saintmarys.edu>]

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From: "Rauber, Joel" <Joel.Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>
>

> The context is certainly important in understanding what an author meant
> in their writings.  The "non fingo . . ." I think indicates rather
> conclusively Newton's intentions.
Of course, did he throw that in because he REALLY didn't want to speculate 
or because:

http://bama.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0510&L=semnet&D=0&T=0&P=27727

"Newton's "Hypotheses non fingo" was in response to criticism that
all he had was an interesting conjecture and not proven results.
In those days hypotheses were not considered a good thing.  Francis
Bacon railed against the speculative hypotheses of the Aristotelian
philosophers of his time and demanded resort to experience."


Who is to know?

;-)

Rick

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