See every side of every news story
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

We've Been Misreading a Major Law of Physics For Almost 300 Years

Summary by Science Alert
When Isaac Newton inscribed onto parchment his now-famed laws of motion in 1687, he could have only hoped we'd be discussing them three centuries later.

2 Articles

Science AlertScience Alert
Center

We've Been Misreading a Major Law of Physics For Almost 300 Years

When Isaac Newton inscribed onto parchment his now-famed laws of motion in 1687, he could have only hoped we'd be discussing them three centuries later.

·Australia
Read Full Article
FuturoProssimoFuturoProssimo

Newtonian Physics Needs to Be Rewritten: The Error Hidden for 300 Years

The Newtonian physics we learned in school may not be exactly what Newton had in mind: a thorough analysis of the original texts has revealed a “little,” so to speak, translation error that has spanned the centuries, influencing the way we interpret the motion of objects in the universe. Newtonian physics, the discovery that changes everything Daniel Hoek, a philosopher of language and mathematics at Virginia Tech, has made a surprising discover…

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources are Center
100% Center

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Science Alert broke the news in Australia on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Similar News Topics

Science icon

Science

Italy icon

Italy

You have read 1 out of your 5 free daily articles.

Join millions of well-informed readers who use Ground to compare coverage, check their news blindspots, and challenge their worldview.

News
For You
SearchBlindspotLocal