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what's the meaning of " If i have seen further than other , it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants"
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what's the meaning of " If i have seen further than other , it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants"

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It is a metaphor saying that “discovering truth by building up on previous discoveries” this is saying that they were discovering truths about the world faster than others because he/they were working with others to uncover truths.
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