the saying standing on the shoulders of giants comes from the parable.
the saying standing on the shoulders of giants comes from the parable.
where does the saying standing on the shoulders of giants come from?
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standing on the shoulders of giants









































the metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants () expresses the meaning of "discovering truth by building on previous discoveries". this concept has been traced to the 12th century, attributed to bernard of chartres. its most familiar expression in english is by isaac newton in 1675: "if i have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."









































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standing on the shoulders of giants
in 2015, susac was the only giants prospect in "baseball america"'s top 100 list. however, he was set back in spring training with a tooth infection and wrist injury and subsequently started the season with the sacramento river cats of the pcl. susac was called up to the giants on april 18 when jake peavy went on the disabled list. on june 27, susac hit a bases-loaded double that drove in three runs and helped the giants come from behind to defeat the colorado rockies 7–5. in late june, susac was named the giants' regular catcher as the team dealt with outfield injuries that pushed buster posey to first base and brandon belt to left field.
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