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To: M203M4

After Newton's death it literally tool the best mathematicians in the world a century to assimilate his work on Calculus.


68 posted on 11/23/2005 7:02:03 PM PST by The Duke
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To: The Duke
After Newton's death it literally tool the best mathematicians in the world a century to assimilate his work on Calculus.

Leibniz might disagree with you.

On the other hand, the same might be said about Einstein's work. Einstein's Relativity was quickly *accepted*, but its full implications are still being grappled with 80+ years later.

94 posted on 11/23/2005 7:24:52 PM PST by Ichneumon
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