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Is there any value to reading science books from the past? Does anyone do this? How do you find them?
>>7891389
find them to be, I mean, not how do you locate them.
>>7891389
>Is there any value to reading science books from the past?
>Is there any value to reading science books
>Is there any value to reading books
>Is there any value to reading
>Is there any value
>Is there value
you tell me
only ones worth reading are aristotle's and de rerum natura to be honest
No, not really. Unless you're an academic with a special interest in the history of science within a certain timeperiod
>>7891389
No reason other than the historical context of the scientific thoughts themselves.
Maybe we can better understand cultural history if we observe how societal factors can influence what scientists are trying to discover, how, why, and if any cultural factors inhibited their research.
>>7891398
Kill yourself.
>>7891420
why should i, lad?
