• muzzle@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    Physics books are never outdated, you just discover better models that work in a wider range of conditions.

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      7 days ago

      I’m just wondering who’s using a physics textbook from before the Industrial Revolution.

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        Newton’s book is from before the industrial revolution and widely used in physics today.

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        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.