[geocentrism] Re: Newton's gravity views?
- From: "Dr. Neville Jones" <ntj005@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:27:26 +0000 (GMT)
I always find it highly enlightening that, if Sir Isaac Newton were currently
awake instead of asleep in death, he would not call himself a "Newtonian."
He very strongly argued that gravity could not have any instantaneous effect at
a distance, to the point of stating that those who thought otherwise were
mentally retarded.
:-)
Gary Shelton <garylshelton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello all,
I was curious to know if Newton actually believed in gravity. I have always
read he thought it was ridiculous (not Newton's word here, just best I can
remember) to assume that gravity was an inherent characteristic of all matter.
I believe that it must be conventionally accepted that gravity IS an inherent
characteristic of matter, and that Newton must have been regarded as crazy on
this one. Obviously, it would bear enormously on Phil's slingshot/escape
velocity issues, so I'm curious to know if Newton ever took this idea very far.
Sincerely,
Gary Shelton
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