Eratosthenes worked out the circumference of the planet 300 years before Christ.
They were even tracking and sizing other planets.
We've cycled between smart and dumb all through history.
Looks like we're due for some dumb times.
Eratosthenes worked out the circumference of the planet 300 years before Christ.
They were even tracking and sizing other planets.
We've cycled between smart and dumb all through history.
Looks like we're due for some dumb times.
That one is great because it comes full circle. I remember the original flar earth belief as a big joke. Looking back on long ago history and thinking humans will never be that uninformed again. Surely we are progressing as a species...
Nope, flat earth.