Shortly after Isaac Newton circulated some of his theories of light in 1672, his colleague Robert Hooke claimed that most of those theories were based on Hooke's own work. β ββββββ ββββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββ ββββββββ βββ β ββββ ββββ βββββββ ββ ββ ββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ β ββββββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββββββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββββββ ββββββββ βββββββββββββ ββββββββββββ ββββ ββββββββββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββ βββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ βββββββ βββ ββ ββββββββββββ βββββββββββ
After Isaac Newton announced his theories of light, his colleague Robert Hooke claimed most of those theories were based on Hookeβs work. Newton famously commented βif I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulder of giants.β A modern reader may interpret this quote as acknowledging the contributions of Hooke and other scientists. However, those kinds of gestures were uncharacteristic of Newton, and in Newtonβs day βgiantsβ usually referred to the ancient Greeks.
Newton probably did not intend his famous quote to give credit to Hooke and other scientists for his theories.
Analysis by AlbertGauthier
The statements in the passage, ββ βββββ ββββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββββ βββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ
Newton did not ββββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ ββ ββ ββ ββββββββββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββββ
Newton did not ββββ ββββββ βββ βββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββββ
Newton did not βββββββ ββββ βββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ βββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββ βββββββ βββββββ
Newton intended to ββββββ ββββ ββββββββββββ ββββββββββ βββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββββ
Newton was not ββββββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββββ