>Was Galileo a "nutcase"?
No. I've never seen any references where Galileo was referred to as a nutcase. He was persecuted by the Church because he had different views from the Church, but it was not because he was a nutcase. Incidently, unlike Hoagland, Galileo has always been supported by the scientific community. >It is true that Hoagland was the first to suggest that >sub-surface European oceans are a possible home of life. It turns out that is not the case. Hoagland was not the first to suggest that life may exist on Europa. Hoagland wrote an article about that in 1980, but it was suggested by others well before that. See here for more details: http://www.math.washington.edu/~greenber/EuropaFax.html >Arthur C. Clarke verified that Hoagland suggested it to him. It is true Clarke first heard about the possible Europa life from Hoagland, but Arthur C. Clarke later said: "I am also grateful to him [Richard Hoagland] for the excellent 1980 article he wrote--my first introduction to the idea. Since then I have become aware of the fact that many others had thought of it first, as you point out." Ron Baalke ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
