silverseason
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He was probably out fencing his graphic gains.
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The top 5 stolen books
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He was probably out fencing his graphic gains.
mehdirza
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Let me tell a story about Newton. By the way, I saw this story on "Calan Bati" on Ibrahim Refik's book when I was in Istanbul for a camping in Sciences Academy Bilgi University. I'll say in English, not in Turkish.
"... He moved to Herat, and then to Alexandria (note: he was moving because he was a robbery and would be arrested if he was cought). He got realized by the Alexandria police and run to a Public Library of Offical Empery Management. There he probably looked to the books, he was able to do that because he knew Mathematics a little. Then he found a book some tables in it and he assumed it was an Astronomy book. In the book, there was a table based on the Sina K.'s theories and that table showed the changes in the Rabbel duzi balance of the Sun System and even Greater. But the table was for Alexandria coordinates. Isaac Newton stole it and found all the copies (he has been assuming he had found all the copies) and destroyed them. He didn't know the book had been prepared for Alexandria city only. He brought it to England and showed to King and get 'sir' but in twentieth century, Persians realized the calculations have an odd falses and researched it, then they found those belonged to Alexandria city. They kept researching and found a copy of the original book and then started to regret the 'sir' of Newton.
"... He moved to Herat, and then to Alexandria (note: he was moving because he was a robbery and would be arrested if he was cought). He got realized by the Alexandria police and run to a Public Library of Offical Empery Management. There he probably looked to the books, he was able to do that because he knew Mathematics a little. Then he found a book some tables in it and he assumed it was an Astronomy book. In the book, there was a table based on the Sina K.'s theories and that table showed the changes in the Rabbel duzi balance of the Sun System and even Greater. But the table was for Alexandria coordinates. Isaac Newton stole it and found all the copies (he has been assuming he had found all the copies) and destroyed them. He didn't know the book had been prepared for Alexandria city only. He brought it to England and showed to King and get 'sir' but in twentieth century, Persians realized the calculations have an odd falses and researched it, then they found those belonged to Alexandria city. They kept researching and found a copy of the original book and then started to regret the 'sir' of Newton.
mehdirza
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And folk! I know here is infinitely many people who wants to beat me out wildly. To give them freedom to at least kill me with the words, I'm giving you my website address so you write me independently than the forum. I'll be glad if you write me your comment to protest me, at
www.mehdirzapouri.net
www.mehdirzapouri.net
beer good
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[Citation needed]
I've googled and come up with nothing. Who is Ibrahim Refik, and what are his sources for this highly unlikely story? (Isaac Newton a robber wanted by the police? Right.) When did it supposedly take place? What is the name of the person who originally wrote the book, since nobody anywhere seems to have heard about this Kirmasher character?
Funnily enough, this article makes a similar claim (though without the Indiana Jones elements). Except in this version, he stole it from the Indians, not the Persians. And even if he did, it seems he added stuff they hadn't thought of (as any scientist does, really) and it's even debatable whether the Indian research was even known in Europe until centuries after Newton's death. (Granted, wikipedia is not the most reliable page, but their sources look reliable in this case.)
But whatever; I'm not a mathematician. I do enjoy adventure movies, though, and the image of a young Isaac Newton running from Egyptian police amuses me. Did he wear a large hat and use a bullwhip, too?
The waveguide
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I can't believe I am in this discussion, but what the hell...
You're right, Newton came to Alexandria and he knew to read ancient Persian in Alexandria books
. Very funny indeed
. It adds to Newton's genius, doesn't it?I mean, I am thankful to Arabs/Persians for encryption and for invention of ZERO, and for some geometry, no doubt. But for all that stuff, we all know the references and it is in all book.
Now you come with the names that nobody can google, nobody had ever heard, and probably never existed. You do not have references and you want me to believe you?!
Nobody ever argued that Persia was a great place while Europe was in dark ages. But now you are overdoing it. Do you realize that you rather contribute to Persians bad image than helping?
Anyways, no further word from me on this Newton subject. Makes no sense to argue with somebody who is full of conspiracy theories!
The Indians were on the path to discovering the derivative but never did. There is no evidence I have come across that indicates the Persians were on their way to discovering the derivative so Newton couldn't have possibly "stolen" calculus from them.
There's a saying: extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
You've made some extraordinary claims. Now you have to provide the proof.
There's a saying: extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
You've made some extraordinary claims. Now you have to provide the proof.
I live 400 miles from you. Unless you're throwing sex into the arrangement, I'm not driving 400 miles to see a book.
Why don't you post up a pic of the book or at the very least the title and author?
Deal? To what? The sex or providing info about the book?
And isn't 4:40 a bit late for lunch?
Book. Now.
Beats me. I am still waiting for information on this supposed book.
alliterati
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I 'steal' books. I read them in store and keep them in my brain. It's good my brain doesn't set off the alarms.
I also 'cheat' on tests with my wonderful memory.
I also 'cheat' on tests with my wonderful memory.
I'm telling!
alliterati
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And I'm willing to say 'dirty' books and textbooks ($$$$$!!!!!) are probably the most likely to be stolen.
alliterati
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I actually told my mom I was cheating when I was younger and she asked how and I told her I kept the answers in my head and read out of that to answer....mind you I'm mildly autistic and actually DID think I was doing something bad because I could see the material in my head.