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17th century Japanese science
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 13:59 -0700
by SakuradaKaoru
How knowledgeable were educated people about physics back then? It's for part of a story.
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 15:20 -0700
by Krogu
the trader from travels with jotaro?!
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 15:23 -0700
by Jet_Jaguar
I can't really tell you much about 17th century Japanese physics, but some of their ideas about biology were...rather interesting:
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/03/myt ... -critters/
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 15:37 -0700
by SakuradaKaoru
Whoa, freaky stuff. Glad I didn't live there or back then. O_o
I was wondering how many common-knowledge scientific things I would have to explain seeing as how some of the characters I plan to include in the story come from the distant past. Think Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo) and Nakoruru (Samurai Spirits/"Samurai Shodown") would have to have a concept as simple as gravity explained to them?