08-29-2016, 04:44 PM
"The other sources you found prior to Connolly are very interesting, if only because they are new to me. Note again, they are describing a non-greek context."
I was very surprised when my friend, a reference librarian, brought these to my attention as I thought there was no stone unturned over the years.
I would suggest anyone interested in this question take a look at the links and you can draw any number of conclusions. Lots of 19th century "facts" are now considered questionable today with all the national, racial and class biases in play at the time, but the 19th century also brought us Edison, Darwin and Tesla's most productive period so we should not dismiss the period as some do now with a wave of the hand.
I was very surprised when my friend, a reference librarian, brought these to my attention as I thought there was no stone unturned over the years.
I would suggest anyone interested in this question take a look at the links and you can draw any number of conclusions. Lots of 19th century "facts" are now considered questionable today with all the national, racial and class biases in play at the time, but the 19th century also brought us Edison, Darwin and Tesla's most productive period so we should not dismiss the period as some do now with a wave of the hand.
Joe Balmos
