[gondramB]

>>Lots of eminent “scientists” believed the earth was flat back in the day, by the way.<<

I’ve always thought that was a touch ironic since they also tended to believe that the sun and planets were perfect spheres.

Aristotle’s theories are fascinating for their logic but also for the dangers of false assumptions and lack of experimentation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotelian_physics

[grey_whiskers]

Try reading De caelo.

The physics of a road runner cartoon.

Cheers!