Dear Pierre,
My apologies if I seemed to be blaming French scientists for ignorance
re the true nature of meteorites.
no offense! IYou just gave me a good opportunity to highlight the
contribution of Biot (who happens to be more famous for his work on
magnetism) on l'Aigle...
Prof. P. Rochette
In earlier ages, people who claimed to have seen stones fall from the
sky, were they too considered to be a little touched?
French peasent: I have seen stones falling from the heavens!!
French professor: Uneducated dolt. Nutcase!!
(Not to mention rains of fish, frogs, and other things that
In earlier ages, people who claimed to have seen stones fall from the
sky, were they too considered to be a little touched?
French peasent: I have seen stones falling from the heavens!!
French professor: Uneducated dolt. Nutcase!!
Charlie
about arrogant French professors: in 1803 the
I believe the thing that differentiates Hoagland from Lowell in relative
nutjobbedness is that Lowell made scores of observations of his canals,
but I don't believe that he then went on to propose an entire civilization
a la Edgar Rice Burroughs, complete with princesses and thoats. Hoagland
is
Dear Pierre,
My apologies if I seemed to be blaming French scientists for ignorance
re the true nature of meteorites. It was not my intention but I could
have been more generic in my fictional example. Understand that I was
referring to the centuries prior to our understanding of what
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