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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Schoolboy Solves Newton’s 300-Year-Old Puzzle Three centuries of mathematical genius led by Sir Isaac Newton couldn’t solve these problems from the field of dynamics, but a 16-year-old German boy fiddling with a school project could. Unfortunately, his achievements will probably be used to help governments kill people with greater precision. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/schoolboy_solves_newtons_300-year-old_puzzle_20120528/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/schoolboy_solves_newtons_300-year-old_puzzle_20120528/</a> Copyright © 2012 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Schoolboy Solves Newton’s 300-Year-Old Puzzle Three centuries of mathematical genius led by Sir Isaac Newton couldn’t solve these problems from the field of dynamics, but a 16-year-old German boy fiddling with a school project could. Unfortunately, his achievements will probably be used to help governments kill people with greater precision. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/schoolboy_solves_newtons_300-year-old_puzzle_20120528/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/schoolboy_solves_newtons_300-year-old_puzzle_20120528/</a> Copyright © 2012 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com