1 Isaac Newton: In [experimental] philosophy particular propositions are inferred from the phenomena and afterwards rendered general by induction: Principia, Book 3, General Scholium, at p.392 in Volume 2 of Andrew Motte's English translation published 1729.
Sponsored Topics. Gibbon is a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,759 at the 2000 census. Gibbon is located at 40Â°44â²52â³N 98Â°50â²40â³W / 40.74778Â°N 98.84444Â°W / 40.74778; -98.84444 (40.747656, -98.844381).
Union Pacific Railroad. In 1866, a rail siding was built as part of the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. It was named Gibbon Switch in honor of General John Gibbon. General John Thorpe was originally given the town site of what became Gibbon in exchange for establishing a town site in Buffalo County.