Isaac Newton Quote on Action at a Distance – The Absurdity of Immediate Force Transmission

„"[…]that one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to another, is to me so great an absurdity that I believe no man who has in philosophical matters a competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into it."“

Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton warns against the absurdity of action at a distance without a medium. A central quote for reflection on forces and physics.

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Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and alchemist, widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time.

Isaac Newton (In a letter to Dr. Bentley dated February 25, 1692)- Newton questions the idea of action at a distance without a medium – a critical reflection that challenges the foundations of modern physical theories.

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Isaac Newton (1643–1727) was an English scientist who made fundamental contributions to physics and mathematics. He founded classical mechanics with his laws of motion and discovered the law of gravitation. Newton was also a significant astronomer and theologian.