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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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