In the UK I was taught the order with the phrase 'RIchard Of York Gave Battle In Vain', almost nobody remembers who Richard was
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because he gave battle in vain
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ahh so you remember who defeated him and what he was fighting against?
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was he the one found a couple years ago in a parking lot? If so he battled Henry Tudor and house Lancaster
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no that was Richard III who was Richard of York's son. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_of_England …
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well I got the Lancaster part right. Not bad for a Yank?
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Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain (over in the UK). Physics AND history in one mnemonic.
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@neiltyson Neil, Roy G. Biv bilked my grandparents' life savings from them in a Ponzi scheme in 1989. I'd rather not meet him.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson And he picked seven to fit in with some numerological nonsense. It's really Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-More Blue-Purple -
THANK YOU! Newton’s need to have seven colours has always been a pet peeve of mine.
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Why 7? Why not 8 or 6?
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He wanted it to relate to the number of notes in an octave.
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Chromatically (and pedantically) speaking, there should be twelve then...
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ f'in Newton, bruh
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Greatest response ever.
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Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.
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Juice Newton?
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