I've seen no evidence of this. If they're the same equations then why not say "ancient Greek theorists" rather than "modern theorists"?
That would be because "Modern Theorists"
ARE "Ancient Greek Theorists".
They even use Aristotile's eclipse explanation for the rotundity of the earth.
Physicists use Aristotile's buoyancy calculations to calculate buoyancy.
Zoologists use Aristotile's classifications to classify animals.
Philosophers use Aristotle's logic rules in their classrooms.
Biologists use Ancient Greek and Latin to name their tissue.
Medical Chemists use Ancient Greek and Latin to name their drugs.
The educational system is actually about pounding certain ideas into your head and then quizzing you about it afterwards. It is a dogmatic approach to knowledge where books are read, quizzes are taken, and there is only a single correct answer for each and every question.
Aristotile gained so much ground in matters of education because he was the teacher of Alexander the Great, the malevolent Greek Caesar who created one of the largest empires in human history, spreading the Greeks into the far east.
And, of course, if Aristotile was the teacher of Alexander, Aristotile MUST know what he's talking about!
For generation after generation, for thousands of years, the same ideas are pounded into the minds of children. Repeated over and over again verbatim. A Diploma Mill where new children come in, brainwashing occurs, and once sufficiently indoctrinated, are kicked out the door with their official "Now an Ancient Greek" parchment.
Educators are drill instructors of the Greeks which mock the same things over and over each year. Under no circumstance can the system be threatened. Under no circumstance can it be changed. It is one way or the highway.
If you do not agree with the answers of the Greeks, you are marked wrong, and there is nothing which can be done about it!