On Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 8:09:14 AM UTC-6, John Clark wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 9:43 AM Alan Grayson <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > *Kepler deduced from measurements that Mars has an elliptical orbit, >> whereas Newton's law of gravitation implies much more; namely, that they >> can move in conic sections.* > > > If gravity is an inverse square law that follows Newton's rules and if > there are only 2 massive objects in the universe then you can prove > mathematically their orbit will follow a path that is a conic section. But > even if you lived in a universe where Newton was 100% right and Einstein > was wrong, Mars would not have an elliptical orbit or that of any conic > section because there are more than 2 massive objects in the universe. And > of course we know now that gravity does not follow Newton's rules. > > John K Clark >
I was expecting this cop-out. No point in arguing with bias and stupidity. You're the Trumper of physics. AG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/aaed4a4b-5523-49cb-8110-e221e4ed6a88o%40googlegroups.com.
