Timeline for Word for 'possessing large gravity well'?
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| Apr 23, 2015 at 21:57 | comment | added | Throw Away Account | When Newton called it 'gravity' it only had the 'seriousness' meaning. He obviously thought the meaning was close enough, otherwise he would've picked a different word. | |
| Apr 23, 2015 at 21:37 | comment | added | bdsl | The question isn't about gravity in the sense of 'seriousness or solemnity of manner', it's about the physical force. Derivation is a very unreliable guide to current meanings. | |
| Apr 23, 2015 at 17:47 | comment | added | Throw Away Account | Bullshit. 'grave' means "giving cause for alarm; serious," while 'gravity' means "seriousness or solemnity of manner," and both derive from 'gravis' in Latin. You can shove that downvote right up your ass. | |
| Apr 23, 2015 at 13:48 | comment | added | bdsl | That's not what 'grave' means. | |
| Apr 23, 2015 at 8:38 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| Apr 23, 2015 at 7:45 | review | First posts | |||
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| Apr 23, 2015 at 7:42 | history | answered | Throw Away Account | CC BY-SA 3.0 |