The great tragedy of Science-the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

T.H. Huxley

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Science

Speaker

T.H. Huxley

Source

Biogenesis and Abiogenesis

Medium

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Language

English

Time

1870 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Biologist Scientist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Huxley, Thomas Henry. "Biogenesis and Abiogenesis." British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. 1870, London, England, UK.

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Moreover, in a system of two bodies mutually acting upon each other, since the differences between their centres and the common centre of gravity of both are reciprocally as the bodies, the relative motions of those bodies, whether of approaching to or of receding from that centre, will be equal junong themselves. Therefore since the changes which happen to motions are equal and directed to contrary parts.

Isaac Newton

Principia

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Isaac Newton
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Principia
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Language
Latin
Time
1687 1680s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Newton, Isaac. "Axiomata sive Leges Motus: [Axioms, or Laws of Motion]." Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica [The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy], vol. 1. London: Josephi Streater, 1687, law 3.

Current Citation

Newton, Isaac. "Axioms, or the Laws of Motion." The Principia, translated by Andrew Motte. Prometheus, 1995, law 3.