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Quote: if a pile driver moves a pole two inches, is the effect the same as a dead weight of 1000 pounds?
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Newtonian physics
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skepticism about knowledge
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science as experiment
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To make things perfectly clear, [say that] the pile … no more than two inches. Now, can we … 1000 pounds? … [Aproino] I think, at least on first hearing … [Salviati] And you, Sagredo, do you raise any question about this? … [Sagredo] … which one is deceived prevents my being so … Google-1 Google-2
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Quote: my having experienced a thousand times the ease with which one is deceived removes my confidence
Topic: Newtonian physics (73 items)
Topic: skepticism about knowledge (34 items)
Topic: science as experiment (38 items)