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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_special_relativity
Again, good science is built upon the feedback loops accomplished before. The feedback loops are composed of theory and observation. After many centuries, we're left with a lot of chickens and eggs and it just doesn't matter which came first. The point is that we can use both chickens and eggs to make more chickens or eggs, per our desires.
Instead of lesser observations I should have used the term "precursor science".