<P> The metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants ( Latin : nanos gigantum humeris insidentes ) 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 . '' </P>
<P> The metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants ( Latin : nanos gigantum humeris insidentes ) 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 . '' </P>
who said if i have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants
who said if i have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton