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		empath75 on June 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rotation curves: still flat after a million light-... They will 100% replace 1/r^2 in an instant if they find something else that matches results better.

naasking on June 20, 2024 [–]

I don't think history bears this out. "Science progresses one funeral at a time", as they say.

yetihehe on June 21, 2024 | [–]

But that 1/r^2 is very old, with a lot of people standing at the cemetery peeking at their watch and thinking "now how much longer will this take, come on!".

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