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| Subject: | | Re: New theory claims Galileo discovered Neptune |
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busterggi
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Sat, Jul 11 2009, 8:39pm
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Well he may have seen it BUT as he didn't know what it was, thinking it was just a strange star, I can't credit it to him as an actual discovery.
And no, I'm not a fan of Columbus either. |
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| Subject: | | Re: New theory claims Galileo discovered Neptune |
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tonyc
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Mon, Jul 13 2009, 3:09am
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AFAIK, you can discover something without actually knowing what it is. I mean if I found a giant bio-luminescent Lazarus-taxon flying beastie somewhere off PNG the fact that I couldn't immediately put a name to it wouldn't mean I'd forfeited my right to a Nobel Prize surely?
And no, I'm not a fan of Columbus either ;-) |
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