TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agoAncient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?message-squaremessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1296arrow-down1message-squareAncient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square182fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down4·edit-210 months agoRead the theories of René Descartes (17th century) about the nature of air and the atmosphere. Try to get his original texts (translation if needed), not any secondary works. It is some seriously sick stuff, from today’s point of view :-) At his time he was quite a renowned scientist.
Read the theories of René Descartes (17th century) about the nature of air and the atmosphere. Try to get his original texts (translation if needed), not any secondary works.
It is some seriously sick stuff, from today’s point of view :-)
At his time he was quite a renowned scientist.