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> Indeed, the laws of physics have not changed. That's not the reason people might be hesitant to read a book from the 1940s. Technology changes a lot, and may
by slazaro 8y ago
> Indeed, the laws of physics have not changed.
That's not the reason people might be hesitant to read a book from the 1940s. Technology changes a lot, and maybe things changed in airplanes to make it obsolete, maybe not. That's why that comment was necessary.
- mseebach 8y agoAlso: our understanding of physics has evolved: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_(force)#Alternative_explanations,_misconceptions,_and_controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_(force)#Alternative_expla...
- oldcynic 8y agoThat explanation hasn't exactly died out these days even if you won't find it in official sources.