> Discovered for who? > > Did Columbus discover America? Yes, but just for Western Europe. The > land was always there, some people didn't know, those who > found it told > others about, and thus they discovered it. > > It is all a game of perspective, if the Chinese found it but > didn't tell > anybody, then the Columbus discovered it, but if the Chinese told > everybody, then they discovered it.
Didn't the Vikings get to North America? If so, they "discovered" if before any of the others Then again, the Native American Indians already knew it was there, as they we living there Oh look, I've just discovered this chair I'm sitting on :-P Philip Arnold Technical Director Certified ColdFusion Developer ASP Multimedia Limited Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 www.aspmedia.co.uk www.aspevents.net An ISO9001 registered company. ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. ********************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
