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Excerpt from an article about famous science dogs. It reads: Not all their participation, however, has been so positive. Sir Isaac Newton loved animals and his closest friend may have been his dog Diamond. Apparently, Diamond was quite smart as well. Newton once told a friend that Diamond had helped him discover 2 theorems in a single morning, although one had a mistake and the other had a pathological exception. Diamond once accidentally knocked over a candle that destroyed years of Newton's work. Newton replied, "O Diamond, Diamond, thou little knowest the damage thou hast done"

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Excerpt from an article about famous science dogs. It reads: Not all their participation, however, has been so positive. Sir Isaac Newton loved animals and his closest friend may have been his dog Diamond. Apparently, Diamond was quite smart as well. Newton once told a friend that Diamond had helped him discover 2 theorems in a single morning, although one had a mistake and the other had a pathological exception. Diamond once accidentally knocked over a candle that destroyed years of Newton's work. Newton replied, "O Diamond, Diamond, thou little knowest the damage thou hast done"
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 04-Jan-2024 19:21:27 UTC Robert McNees
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Finally, Isaac Newton supposedly told a friend that his dog Diamond helped him uncover two theorems. Also, there’s a story about Diamond being responsible for a fire that destroyed some of Newton’s papers.
I believe the bit about the theorems, but as far as the fire is concerned, I think the dog was framed.

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