Of course Darwin, like many of his contemporaries, wished to be seen as following the Newtonian method.
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Newtonian
//njuːˈtəʊ.ni.ən//
Synonyms for "newtonian" (2 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Adjective(1 words)
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7 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 9 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- newtonià adj (related to Newton)
- newtonià adj (pre-Einsteinian in physics)
Czech
1 entries- newtonovský adj (related to Newton)
Danish
2 entries- newtonsk adj (related to Newton)
- newtonsk adj (pre-Einsteinian in physics)
Esperanto
1 entries- neŭtona adj (pre-Einsteinian in physics)
French
3 entries- newtonien adj (related to Newton)
- newtonien adj (pre-Einsteinian in physics)
- newtonien noun (supporter of Newton)
German
1 entries- Newtonsch adj (related to Newton)
Italian
1 entries- newtoniano adj (related to Newton)
Portuguese
1 entries- newtoniano adj (related to Newton)
Romanian
1 entries- newtonian noun (supporter of Newton)
Sample sentences
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Perry is mistaken in thinking that Emmet's theory was constructed without reference to Newtonian physics.
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The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects. They can show properties of Newtonian objects and also infinite fields of consciousness.
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The Newtonian law of gravitation afforded a complete explanation of the rise and fall of the waters of the oceans, but as applied to the motions of planets and satellites by the Lagrangian formulae, it presupposed that all these bodies are rigid and unyielding.
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