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by Tiompan » Mon May 15, 2017 12:21 am
This looked very dodgy when it first appeared . Poor kid , the media have used him and it has all turned out a bit embarrassing ,hopefully he will learn from the experience .
We see this kind of error in relation to astronomy all the time . Fortunately the purveyors are not only over imaginative but also incompetent allowing for easy refutation .
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016 ... s-Gadoury/
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by circumspice » Mon May 15, 2017 12:21 am
Smart kid. They get smarter every generation...
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
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