The Author of a Quotation Goethe Adduced Against Newton
History and Overview
2024-03-01 v1 History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
The hitherto unknown author of a citation by Goethe in his History of Colours is identified as J. E. Montucla and the context of Montucla's quotation is discussed.
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@article{arxiv.2402.19104,
title = {The Author of a Quotation Goethe Adduced Against Newton},
author = {Hubert Kalf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.19104},
year = {2024}
}
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