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  2. Standing on the shoulders of giants - Wikipedia

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    The quote is most often attributed to Sir Isaac Newton in a letter to his rival, Robert Hooke. Isaac Newton remarked in a letter to his rival Robert Hooke written in 5 February 1675 and published in 1855: What Des-Cartes did was a good step. You have added much several ways, & especially in taking the colours of thin plates into philosophical ...

  3. List of Latin phrases (N) - Wikipedia

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    Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants: First recorded by John of Salisbury in the twelfth century and attributed to Bernard of Chartres. Also commonly known by the letters of Isaac Newton: "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants". nascentes morimur finisque ab origine pendet

  4. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants - Wikipedia

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    The album's title misquotes an expression by Sir Isaac Newton: "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants". [4] Noel Gallagher saw the quote on the edge of a £2 coin while in a pub, and liked it so much he thought it would be a suitable name for Oasis' new album.

  5. These short, quippy quotes will instantly lift your spirits - AOL

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    “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” — Jordan Belfort “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”

  6. Two pound coin - Wikipedia

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    The coin has the edge inscription STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS, a quote taken from a letter by Isaac Newton to Robert Hooke, in which he describes how his work was built on the knowledge of those that had gone before him. "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Newton was Warden and later Master of the ...

  7. On Giants' Shoulders - Wikipedia

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    On Giants' Shoulders was written in 1998 by Melvyn Bragg. The book was assembled after a series of interviews Bragg had with current scientists about the world's greatest scientists such as Archimedes, Isaac Newton and Einstein. Bragg, who brands himself as a "non-scientist", conducted these interviews on BBC Radio 4 for other non-scientists ...

  8. Talk:Standing on the shoulders of giants - Wikipedia

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    1. I'm going to replace the Newton quote with his original words, punctuation and spelling, as found in "The correspondence of Isaac Newton volume I, edited by HW Turnbull, 1959 p416", thus: "What Des-Cartes did was a good step. You have added much several ways, & especially in taking ye colours of thin plates into philosophical consideration.

  9. These wise quotes from Maya Angelou will inspire you every day

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    Beyond her famous quote, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time,” Angelou's words offer incredible insight into the human condition.