@yesman@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 7 days agoEverybody thinks they're Galileolemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1233
arrow-up1233imageEverybody thinks they're Galileolemmy.world@yesman@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 7 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-square@m_f@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish54•7 days ago They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
minus-square@antonlinkEnglish3•6 days agoColumbus was wrong. He thought the diameter of the earth was much smaller that the common estimate at the time which turned out close to the actual value.
Columbus was wrong. He thought the diameter of the earth was much smaller that the common estimate at the time which turned out close to the actual value.