yesman@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoEverybody thinks they're Galileolemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1236
arrow-up1236imageEverybody thinks they're Galileolemmy.worldyesman@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarem_f@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·5 months ago They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
minus-squareantonlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months 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.