Lesson #1644 - Science, Then and Now

It's true! Sure, the joy in discovery is the same today as it was way back then, but today, you have to do all the extra legwork to fit your results and findings within the context of past, current, and future knowledge. Back then, you also got to be creative, let your poetic license free, and completely make up the theory! "The sun apparently is the center of the universe. Hmmm . . . that must be the work of space snakes! Yes, space snakes!" Hurray and alas for scientific progress.