In the sixteenth century in England, consistent orthography was not considered as important as it is now: It was common for even a respected author to spell the same word two different ways on the same page.
A man taking a poll asked me who my favorite candidate was; what a foolish notion!Prior to the 15th century, many scientists dismissed a rotating Earth as a foolish notion.
As Tom placed the petre dish, containing the anaerobe bacteria, into the chamber and flipped the switch to suck out the atmosphere, he wondered about the kind of life that could survive in the...