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gamow99
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I read about 10 years ago that the context in which Newton said 'I have only seen so far because I stood on the shoulders of a giant' was actually in a letter to a nemesis of his, maybe it was Boyle or Haley, and that in the very next clause he goes on to insult the person he's writing to, something along the lines of 'whereas you, Boyle,' then some insult follows. Does anyone know where I can find that letter? If you put in quotes in Google 'shoulders of a giant' you're not going to find the original letter because no one cites the original letter.