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It was originally a quote from Bernard of Chartres, a 12th century philosopher, who credited the insights of his contemporaries to the greater work of classical figures. He said that moderns were "dwarfs who see farther because they are standing on the shoulders of giants."
Sir Isaac newton (1642-1727) used the term "standing on the shoulders of giants" in attributing his remarkable success to the genius and effort of scientists who came before him.
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What does the Two Pound coin inscription mean - standing on the shoulders of giants?
"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" is a phrase from a letter written by Sir Isaac Newton. It refers to the fact that current knowledge is being built up due to the existence of earlier knowledge, ie. the motor car could not have been invented without the wheel having been invented first.
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First attributed to (but likely predating) Bernard of Chartres (d. 1124) in the form "We are like dwarfs standing upon the shoulders of giants, and so able to see more and see farther than the ancients." Commonly attributed to Isaac Newton in 1676 (500 years later) in a letter to Robert Hooke in the form "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." This was probably a vieled insult directed at Hooke, who was short (a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants).
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What does the Two Pound coin inscription mean - standing on the shoulders of giants?
"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" is a phrase from a letter written by Sir Isaac Newton. It refers to the fact that current knowledge is being built up due to the existence of earlier knowledge, ie. the motor car could not have been invented without the wheel having been invented first.
What does the Two Pound coin inscription mean standing on the shoulders of giants?
"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" is a phrase from a letter written by Sir Isaac newton. It refers to the fact that current knowledge is being built up due to the existence of earlier knowledge, ie. the motor car could not have been invented without the wheel having been invented first.
What did Sir Isaac Newton mean when he wrote If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants?
First attributed to (but likely predating) Bernard of Chartres (d. 1124) in the form "We are like dwarfs standing upon the shoulders of giants, and so able to see more and see farther than the ancients." Commonly attributed to Isaac Newton in 1676 (500 years later) in a letter to Robert Hooke in the form "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." This was probably a vieled insult directed at Hooke, who was short (a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants).
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