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To: Verginius Rufus

“When Isaac Newton invented gravity,”

That’s amazing. Before Newton, how did people walk around with both feet firmly affixed to the ground?


8 posted on 02/05/2026 7:41:51 AM PST by Signalman (When your enemy is digging himself a hole, don't take away his shovel.)
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To: Signalman
Well, the smart people in any era always have both feet firmly planted on the ground.

I was using the original meaning of "invent" from the Latin invenire, "to find out" or "to discover."

10 posted on 02/05/2026 10:50:33 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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