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looking at history...
Feb. 6th, 2015 03:59 pmA few dates that will surprise many folks due to the way history classes tend to ignore science.
Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543
Galileo 1564-1642
Isaac Newton 1643-1727
Columbus "discovers" America 1492
Jamestown colony May, 1607
Plymouth Colony (Mayflower lading) November 1620
George Washington 1732-1799
How many of you realized which of those lives and events were contemporary *before* comparing the dates?
Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543
Galileo 1564-1642
Isaac Newton 1643-1727
Columbus "discovers" America 1492
Jamestown colony May, 1607
Plymouth Colony (Mayflower lading) November 1620
George Washington 1732-1799
How many of you realized which of those lives and events were contemporary *before* comparing the dates?
