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Originally Posted by freebeard
To be fair, orbital velocity wasn't common knowledge in times past.
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She saw Neil stand on the moon! Newton had some ideas quite some time before that, too.
Anyhow, I find it curious that some people have very inquiring minds, and others have next to no interest in how things work, or the laws of the universe.
I've had a discussion with my wife related to our levels of interest in science. She argued that she has a BS in biology, whereas I barely graduated high school. The difference is that she had an interest in becoming a PA, and I have an interest in how things work in general. Understanding is an end (or beginning) unto itself to me, where knowledge is a requirement of proficiency to my wife.
Knowledge is having the right answer, and understanding is knowing why that answer is correct.