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spudcon · 04-04-2008, 12:20 AM

Say what you will about us being smarter, but whenever I think about how Kepler figured out planetary orbits are ellipses, with no telescopes or sophisticated equipment, I wonder if today's scientists would be able to do it without their "magic."

04-04-2008, 12:20 AM	#27
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Say what you will about us being smarter, but whenever I think about how Kepler figured out planetary orbits are ellipses, with no telescopes or sophisticated equipment, I wonder if today's scientists would be able to do it without their "magic."