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[–] muzzle@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Physics books are never outdated, you just discover better models that work in a wider range of conditions.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 8 points 2 months ago

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

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] spookex@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

We were taught highschool physics from a book published around 20 years before I was born