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To: PatrickHenry
Wonder why:

The"public" voted Newton as the winner by only 0.2 of a percentage point (50.1 percent to 49.9 percent) but

The margin was greater among scientists: 60.9 percent for Newton and 39.1 percent for Einstein.

I would think the public would vote Newton inventing gravity as the winner.

14 posted on 11/23/2005 6:15:36 PM PST by phantomworker (A new day! Begin it serenely; with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense!)
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To: phantomworker
I would think the public would vote Newton inventing gravity as the winner.

That was a great invention, but it made the world a lot more dangerous than it was before things started falling. It did get all those damn leaves out of the air, though. That's when people discovered the stars. It's a Muslim that lie they knew about them before then.

20 posted on 11/23/2005 6:19:54 PM PST by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: phantomworker
I would think that much of the 'public' has no idea who Newton is.
63 posted on 11/23/2005 6:53:44 PM PST by NathanR (Apri moi, le deluge.)
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