“Newton’s picture is close to everyday experience. We do not see absolute space and time, but we do see something quite like them – the rigid Earth, which defines positions, and the Sun, whose motion is a kind of clock. Newton’s revolution was the establishment of strict laws that hold in such a framework.”

“Newton’s picture is close to everyday experience. We do not see absolute space and time, but we do see something quite like them – the rigid Earth, which defines positions, and the Sun, whose motion is a kind of clock. Newton’s revolution was the establishment of strict laws that hold in such a framework.”

— Julian Barbour