Newtonian mechanics
Britishnoun
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So, if you have no faith in the predictive capability of climate models, you should also discard your faith in weather forecasts and any other predictions based on Newtonian mechanics.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2014
As broken as Newtonian mechanics which didn't "break down" until early 20th Century science went beyond the everyday normal.
From Economist • May 28, 2013
Gymnastics, by contrast, isn't constrained by simple applications of Newtonian mechanics.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2012
Why simulate relativity when Newtonian mechanics requires simpler math, and therefore fewer computing resources?
From Forbes • Jun. 25, 2011
In time, as with Newtonian mechanics, the “central dogma” of genetics would be vastly refined, modified, and reformulated.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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