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Continue reading... Classical and Quantum mechanics are the two main fields of mechanics in physics. Classical mechanics came a few hundred years before Quantum mechanics. Subsequently it is less accurate and less reliable then the more recent mechanic field of Quantum mechanics. Despite being outdated, Classical mechanics can still be used for many everyday problems with bigger and slower moving objects.
With respect to space and time, however, Newton seemed to be committed to a different approach. At the heart of his system were the concepts of Absolute Space and Absolute Time. These, by Newton's own admission, were not directly experienceable. Arguments which Newton offered in support of the necessity for such concepts were challenged by the critics.