tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post984897906880301132..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: My favourite moves XIITom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-39052027605275407782014-05-06T21:02:00.571+01:002014-05-06T21:02:00.571+01:00a character dismisses Newton's discovery of gr...<i>a character dismisses Newton's discovery of gravity as nothing more than an "observation" but praises his invention of the cat flap as pure genius</i><br /><br />Which it was, of courseejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-52512742110563462352010-09-13T11:58:31.422+01:002010-09-13T11:58:31.422+01:00Gravity is a simple idea, simply explained, simply...<i>Gravity is a simple idea, simply explained, simply understood. But who, before Newton, perceived it</i><br /><br />One of my favourite Douglas Adams quotes is the passage in which a character dismisses Newton's discovery of gravity as nothing more than an "observation" but praises his invention of the cat flap as pure genius. The underlying point is the same though - something brought into reality that is instantly considered obvious and commonplace but nobody had previously thought of.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.com