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Re: Amerigo Vespucci's navigational claims
From: James R. Van Zandt
Date: 2007 Aug 12, 22:18 -0400
From: James R. Van Zandt
Date: 2007 Aug 12, 22:18 -0400
Fred Hebard writes:
I also found interesting the quote, "the difference between magic and
science is narrower than most people think today." Certainly the
skill needed to become proficient in the use of a sextant, not to
mention sight reduction, makes proficiency appear as magic. This is
predates the use of any of the magical electronic devices with which
we are becoming familiar.
The quote is just another form of Clark's third law "Any sufficiently
advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic".
- Jim Van Zandt
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