You might try finding Newton's original Latin (I think that Google knows & can translate Latin). BTW, Newton's "shoulders of giants" quote is originally from Bernard of Chartres ~ 1100AD. Newton probably liked & retweeted this quote at some point in his life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_of_Chartres At 11:39 AM 3/20/2018, James Propp wrote:

Thanks for the exact wording, Henry!

I'm now finding the quote in various places, but I'm guessing that it's apocryphal; all the references are to collections of quotations and self-help books, none of which provide primary source information.

Jim

On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 2:27 PM, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:

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"You can see more by standing on the shoulders of giants, than by stepping on their toes." -- unknown (??)

From goodreads.com:

"Sir Isaac Newton was asked how he discovered the law of gravity. He replied 'by thinking about it all the time'"

He also supposed said:

"If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent"

--- We all learned while kids -- probably due to Walt Disney or equivalent -- that Newton discovered the law of gravity by sleeping under an apple tree!

At 11:05 AM 3/20/2018, James Propp wrote:

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I could've sworn that Isaac Newton, when asked how he got his solutions to math and physics problems, replied "By thinking upon them constantly", but I've tried entering this sentence (and semantically-equivalent variants) into Google, and I haven't been able to find it.

Does anyone know the quote I'm mis-remembering?

I should say I've done my due diligence (five minutes with a search engine) before daring to bother you all.

Jim