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17013 | Absolute space is independent, homogeneous and immovable [Newton] |
Full Idea: Absolute space, of its own nature without reference to anything external, always remains homogeneous and immovable. | |
From: Isaac Newton (Principia Mathematica [1687], Def 8 Schol) | |
A reaction: This would have to be a stipulation, rather than an assertion of fact, since whether space is 'immovable' is either incoherent or unknowable. |