Astrology is Based on Science Fact
Aspects of astrology are rooted in the science of astronomy and the academic tradition, but today astrology is considered a pseudoscience.
Derek de Sola Price
Derek de Solla Price was a physicist, historian of science, and information scientist, credited as the father of scientometrics and is known for his analysis of the Antikythera mechanism (an ancient Greek analogue computer and astronomical instrument) in 1959 and 1974.
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Discoveries are Often Discovered Independently By Multiple People Fact
Multiple discovery is the hypothesis that many discoveries and inventions are made independently, and more or less simultaneously, by multiple people.
The Antikythera Mechanism is the Oldest Analog Computer Fact
The ancient Greek device, the Antikythera mechanism (circa 200 – 100 BC), is generally considered to be the world’s oldest known mechanical analog computer.
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Price’s Law
Price’s Law says, “half of the publications come from the square root of all contributors.” This is sometimes used to support the idea that “a few people generate half the results.”
Naturally Occurring Social Systems
Naturally occurring social systems are systems that naturally arise when societies form, such as politics, economics, mathematics, and language.
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