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Julian Barbour

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Julian Barbour (born in 1937) is a British physicist with research interests in quantum gravity and the history of science.

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  • Thus, even now, three and a half centuries after Galileo... it is still remarkably difficult to say categorically whether the earth moves...
    • Absolute or Relative Motion, Cambridge University Press, 1989, p. 226
  • In fact, I once had a discussion with a distinguished astrophysicist who said to me, well, this is what Mach said, and this is what Mach did and what he required. And I said to him, now excuse me, if you don't mind me saying, what you've just told me is your interpretation of Dennis Sciama's interpretation of Einstein's interpretation of Mach. And he said you're quite right. I’ve never read a word of Mach.
  • (November 16, 2024)"The Physicist Who Says Time Doesn't Exist". Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal, YouTube. (quote at 14:08 of 1:54:14)
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