The Greatest And The Luckiest Of Mortals

Posted by timothy on Saturday October 9, 2004 @10:18PM from the what-about-the-mortalest dept.

sgant writes "So says the 18th-century French mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange about Sir Isaac Newton. The New York Times has a piece on 'The Newtonian Moment: Science and the Making of Modern Culture' which is a new exhibit at the NY Public Library. It includes a number of Newton's manuscripts from the Cambridge University Library, including a first edition of his most famous work, "Principia," bearing the author's corrections and additions for the next printing, have never before been shown in the United States."

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I know I'd be pissed... by Free+Bird · 2004-10-09 22:19 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I'm glad I don't live in Germany, this is just ridiculous... Let's hope the practice doesn't spread!
PR0N by slinkyredfoot · 2004-10-10 04:27 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Ron Jeremy is pretty darned lucky I'd say!!!