At 2:09 PM -0600 2/9/08, Shearon, Tim wrote: >Paul said: " From another perspective, Einstein used Newton's >calculus to write >his equations, which reduce to Newton's as velocities approach zero; >the level of measurement available to Newton." > >Paul- To play devil's advocate (because I actually agree with you in >principle) - No. The argument to refute that is that Einstein's >thinking was what it was. He used the Newtonian calculus to >illustrate (big difference if you want to make that argument) that >thinking to the rest of his peers (*dullards* relative) who couldn't >see it without the analog to assist their journey. (Sorry, I don't >doubt I've read that argument more than one place but I'm blocking >on any specific source). Tim
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