Re: [meteorite-list] Nutcase Relativity

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

[meteorite-list] Nutcase Relativity

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

Re: [meteorite-list] Nutcase Relativity

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

Re: [meteorite-list] Nutcase Relativity

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

Re: [meteorite-list] Nutcase Relativity

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