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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Jun 2016

    Newton assigned seven colors to the color-continuous Rainbow: Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-Indigo-Violet. Meet ROY G. BIV

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      2. Scott Manley‏ @DJSnM 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        In the UK I was taught the order with the phrase 'RIchard Of York Gave Battle In Vain', almost nobody remembers who Richard was

        3 replies 0 retweets 25 likes
      3. crumpitclause‏ @crumpitboy 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @DJSnM @neiltyson

        because he gave battle in vain

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      4. Scott Manley‏ @DJSnM 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @crumpitboy @neiltyson

        ahh so you remember who defeated him and what he was fighting against?

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Steve Humes‏ @humesdog 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @DJSnM @crumpitboy @neiltyson

        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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      6. Scott Manley‏ @DJSnM 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @humesdog @crumpitboy

        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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      7. Steve Humes‏ @humesdog 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @DJSnM @crumpitboy

        well I got the Lancaster part right. Not bad for a Yank?

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      1. Randall J. Sanders‏ @RandallJSanders 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        we've met

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      1. David Smith‏ @drs1969 14 Jun 2016
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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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      1. Mike Beauvais‏ @MikeBeauvais 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Neil, Roy G. Biv bilked my grandparents' life savings from them in a Ponzi scheme in 1989. I'd rather not meet him.

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      2. Science Isn't Scary‏ @sciencenotscary 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson And he picked seven to fit in with some numerological nonsense. It's really Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-More Blue-Purple

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      3. Denton Froese‏ @Labville 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @sciencenotscary @neiltyson

        THANK YOU! Newton’s need to have seven colours has always been a pet peeve of mine.

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      2. Pete 'Local Multiplayer' Vigeant‏ @greenghoulie 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Why 7? Why not 8 or 6?

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      3. Sleeper‏ @SLE3PR 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @greenghoulie @neiltyson

        He wanted it to relate to the number of notes in an octave.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. 50 shades of J‏ @JBPS1212 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @SLE3PR @greenghoulie @neiltyson

        Chromatically (and pedantically) speaking, there should be twelve then...

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      5. Sleeper‏ @SLE3PR 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @JBPS1212 @greenghoulie @neiltyson

        ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ f'in Newton, bruh

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      1. RedruM‏ @dorsalstream 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Truett @neiltyson

        Greatest response ever.

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      1. Iron Lung‏ @bselcoe 14 Jun 2016
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        .@neiltyson There's only ever been one #Rainbow Neil!pic.twitter.com/xDRiyedrsC

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      1. Liz‏ @ejp72 14 Jun 2016
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        Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.

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      1. Ray Onativia‏ @RayOnTheGo 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Juice Newton?

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