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Newton's "Principia" stolen
Silverleaf writes "O2 have a story on the theft of Isaac Newton's revolutionary "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" from a Russian museum. For the non-physicists among you, Newton first published his famed three laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation in "Principia" in 1687. I'm surprised this theft hasn't attracted more attention in the mainstream media, since "Principia" is generally considered the most important scientific works in history."
I have that in paperback. They can have mine.
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Check on ebay, I'm sure it'll be on there soon...
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First the Principia... NOW THE WEBPAGE.
Have these men no shame?
Didn't someone at least make a photocopy of it?!
Where the hell am I supposed to find obscure geometrical proofs of things otherwised proved by calculus now!?
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Newtons essay is actually written on special material that in fact houses the CORE FUNDAMENTIAL ELEMENTS tha stabalize the laws of physics in our universe. If the theif has it in his mind to incenerate said document, be prepared for chaos. Apples not falling from trees, velocity and acceleration NOT functioning in automobiles (even Italian sportscars), Microsoft going open source, alphas of Doom III leaking. You get my drift. Just be careful.
You don't seem to realize the gravity of the situation.
Sigs are bad for your health.
Newton died years ago. Why not put something in the museum that's a bit more contemporary?
Maybe some Harlequin Romances or Stephen King?
Trolling is a art,
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I fear the crime will stay unsolved unless it is acted upon by an outside force.
Once and for all, taking a physical item from its owner is not "theft". Yes this is the common usage these days, but saying something over and over doesn't make it true.
If you want to be accurate, use the word "take". As in, someone "took" the Principia Mathematica.
If you want to give it a positive connotation, use the term "shared" or "loan". As in, I just "shared" my copy of the Principia with a stranger, or I just involuntarily "loaned" my copy to a man in a ski mask with a gun.
Let the RIAA and other thugs use their propaganda words. I'll stick with morally neutral terminology.
Remember, matter just wants to be free. This doesn't mean zero cost, but it means once you pick up a physical object, you can put it in your pocket and head for the hills, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
Besides, I believe the Supreme Court has already ruled that people have the right to "space-shift" other people's possessions.
Surely Leibniz should be considered an initial suspect.
Prime numbers are exactly what Alan Greenspan says they are -S. Minsky