Re: [Phys-l] Inertia? - Reprise

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@hep.anl.gov>]

Whoops, sorry.  Same comment.
		Regards,
			Jack
On Sat, 15 Nov 2008, David Bowman wrote:

> Regarding Jack U's comment:
>
> > Hi David-
> >        You wrote, in part:
> > > > Hmmm....looking over this thread once more, I find myself
> > > > disappointed for missing an opportunity for a little
> > > > exploration at a junior high level - so that I consider that I
> > > > snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, as sometimes happens.
> > > >   Let me try again.
>
> Um, Jack, I didn't write that above quote.  Brian W. wrote it.  I
> merely quoted it in my post responding to him.
>
> > Fine.  It may be instructive to recall, as I seem to, that
> > Einstein got it wrong the first time around.  Isn't  that where
> > the famous factor of 2 error occurrred?
> >                                Regards,
> >                                        Jack
>
> I don't know the history about that, but your version sounds quite
> plausible.
>
> David Bowman
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