An example of an analogy used to explain science:
"Consider the molecule of hydrochloric acid [sic, actually hydrogen chloride], one atom of hydrogen and one atom of chlorine. The hydrogen atom is lighter, and swings around the heavier, near-stationary chlorine atom like a discus in the hand of the spinning athlete. It is as if the athlete could spin only at certain speeds: no faster, no slower, and nothing intermediate."
Norwood Russell Hanson
Hanson, N. R. (1958). Patterns of Discovery: An inquiry into the conceptual foundations of science. Cambridge Univerity Press.
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