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Meanwhile, Newton, though he explained his (geometrical) form of calculus in Section I of Book I of the Principia of 1687, [3] did not explain his eventual fluxional notation for the calculus [4] in print until 1693 (in part) and 1704 (in full). The prevailing opinion in the 18th century was against Leibniz (in Britain, not in the German ...
The reason is, because it’s of more importance to community, that innocence should be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished; for guilt and crimes are so frequent in the world, that all of them cannot be punished; and many times they happen in such a manner, that it is not of much consequence to the public, whether they are ...
Not surprisingly, Lynch didn’t turn out to be the right filmmaker to adapt Thomas Harris’ “Red Dragon,” though he did start work on it for “Dune” producer Dino de Laurentiis. Instead ...
Sunflowers do not always point to the Sun. Flowering sunflowers face a fixed direction (often east) all day long, but do not necessarily face the Sun. However, in an earlier developmental stage, before the appearance of flower heads, the immature buds do track the Sun (a phenomenon called heliotropism ).
The fact that I didn't have any memories to show hit me hard when I started having kids. I had two sons a few years into my marriage, and they would constantly ask for pictures of myself, my ...
Einstein himself considered the introduction of the cosmological constant in his 1917 paper founding cosmology as a "blunder". [3] The theory of general relativity predicted an expanding or contracting universe, but Einstein wanted a static universe which is an unchanging three-dimensional sphere, like the surface of a three-dimensional ball in four dimensions.
Owens said that "Hitler didn't snub me—it was [Roosevelt] who snubbed me. The president didn't even send me a telegram". [57] However, Hitler had left after Owens won his first gold medal, and did not meet with him. Subsequently, Hitler did not meet with any of the gold medalists.
A post shared on X claims Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has said it can overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory with a recount. Verdict: False There is no evidence ...