Home›12th-century quotations›standing on the shoulders of giants🌐EnglishEnglishDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPortuguêsTiếng ViệtРусскийفارسی中文日本語EntityQ244081· pop 19· linked from 135 articlesstanding on the shoulders of giantsAlso known as Stand on the shoulders of giantsstylistic device to acknowledge previous discoveriesWikidata factsShow 1 more factCommons categoryStanding on the shoulders of giantsSources (2)wikidata.orgwikidata.orgvia Wikidata · CC0Available in 16 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutsch日本語РусскийPortuguêsItalianoCatalanCroatianEsperantoConnectionsIsaac NewtonPersonRobert K. MertonEntityCategories12th-century quotationsIsaac NewtonLatin proverbsMetaphors referring to body partsQuotations from scienceSociology of scientific knowledgeTradition