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“My ideas about time all developed from the realization that if nothing were to change we could not say that time passes. Change is primary, time, if it exists at all, is something we deduce from it.”

Quote by Julian Barbour

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Julian Barbour is a renowned physicist known for his research in quantum mechanics and general relativity. Born in 1937, he has made significant contributions to the deep exploration of the nature of time, space, and matter. more

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