Rest in Peace: Spontaneous generation
AKA: Living organisms can - and frequently do - arise from non-living matter (e.g. flies can arise from dust). Theory born: circa 4th...
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Mike Chapman
Mar 14, 20214 min read
Rest in Peace: Expanding Earth Theory
AKA: The movement of continents is caused by the gradual expansion of the Earth. Theory born: 1834 Parent(s): Charles Darwin, Ott...
Mike Chapman
Mar 6, 20213 min read
Rest in Peace: Caloric Theory
AKA: Heat is actually an invisible, unsubstantial, self-repellent fluid called 'caloric' that flows from hot places to cold places....
Mike Chapman
Feb 28, 20213 min read
Rest in Peace: Hollow Earth Theory
AKA: Worlds within worlds. Theory born: Ancient/1692 Parent(s): Edmond Halley Edmond Halley, Astronomer Royal, b. 1656, d. 1743...
Mike Chapman
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Rest In Peace: The One-Electron Universe
AKA: All electrons in existence are actually all the same electron. Theory born: 1940 Parent(s): John Wheeler Description: There are a...
Mike Chapman
Oct 18, 20204 min read
Rest In Peace: Luminiferous aether
Suddenly, there were two incompatible sets of experimental data about the aether and the field of study was thrown into chaos as a result.
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