▲ 1266 ▼ Some things don't change (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 219 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] muzzle@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) Physics books are never outdated, you just discover better models that work in a wider range of conditions. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I’m just wondering who’s using a physics textbook from before the Industrial Revolution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bstix@feddit.dk 8 points 1 year ago Newton's book is from before the industrial revolution and widely used in physics today. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Nothing I do need to account for relativistic speeds or quantum mechanics so I could get by on Newtonian mechanics just fine. Most people could get by on Archimedes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spookex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago We were taught highschool physics from a book published around 20 years before I was born permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I’m just wondering who’s using a physics textbook from before the Industrial Revolution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bstix@feddit.dk 8 points 1 year ago Newton's book is from before the industrial revolution and widely used in physics today. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Nothing I do need to account for relativistic speeds or quantum mechanics so I could get by on Newtonian mechanics just fine. Most people could get by on Archimedes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bstix@feddit.dk 8 points 1 year ago Newton's book is from before the industrial revolution and widely used in physics today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Nothing I do need to account for relativistic speeds or quantum mechanics so I could get by on Newtonian mechanics just fine. Most people could get by on Archimedes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spookex@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago We were taught highschool physics from a book published around 20 years before I was born permalink fedilink source parent
