An incorrect physical law for the electrical current in a wire.
1825-1827
Nuclear reaction occurring near room temperature.
1989
Mixture of praseodymium and neodymium, wrongly believed to be a single element.
~1841-1874
One of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy.
~495 BC
One of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy.
~495 BC
Description of the cosmos where Earth is at the orbital centre of all celestial bodies.
To ~1543
Hypothesis that Earth contains a substantial interior empty space.
~1692
Misconception that California is separated from the North American continent by a strait.
~1510-1774
Medium for the propagation of light.
~1704-1887
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Apparent network of long straight lines on the Red Planet, wrongly believed to be artificial channels.
~1858-1909
Geological theory that rocks formed from crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans.
~1787-1830
Ice-free ocean surrounding the North Pole.
To ~1881
Fire-like element contained within combustible bodies and released during combustion.
~1667-1783
Attempt to describe classically the spectral radiance of black body radiation.
~1900-1911
Cosmological model in which the density of the expanding universe remains unchanged due to continuous creation of matter.
~1948-1965
Alternative explanation for the redshift-distance relationship
~1929-1962
Hypothetical planet between Mercury and the Sun.
~1843-1915
One of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy.
~495 BC
Hypothetical original substance which subsequently gave rise to the subatomic particles and elements.
~1948
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