Who's to blame? - Times Online
Story date: 2008-09-19 08:11:00
Added on: 2008-09-20 07:48:34
Sir Isaac Newton was once asked his opinion on the financial mania known to history as the South Sea Bubble. The great scientist responded that he could calculate the motions of celestial bodies, but not the madness of people. Observers of this week ...
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