But the “Laws of Physics” keep changing. I’m all a’twitter over the seven (eight?) new dimensions holding string theory together. And what about that dark matter sneaking around every where?
Don’t even get me started on the Universe’s expansion actually accelerating. Whew!
“The Laws of Physics” are the name of a consistent set of rules for explaining observations. New observations, new laws.
The Newtonians had it all their own way for over two centuries. More and more observations confirmed Newton’s Laws with ever greater precision and certainty. All that remained was to find that tiny little inner planet, Vulcan, to explain the precession of the perhelion of Mercury, and find experimental evidence of the ether (for surely the flaws of Michelson-Morely would be uncovered.)
There was a time, not too long ago, when scientists believed there was “luminiferous aether” that allowed light to be transmitted, and that continental drift/plate tectonics were a wild theory. Electronics required vaccuum tubes, and there might be a world-wide market for as many as six computers.
As we learn more, things change. . .
It’s in the math.