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Why America was called West India? Why + is used for absence of electrons? Why atom called atom("unbreakable")? And so on. Discovery is not a science, but it i

by drran 6y ago

Why America was called West India? Why + is used for absence of electrons? Why atom called atom("unbreakable")? And so on. Discovery is not a science, but it is the part of science.

simonh 6y ago
Excellent thanks. That's very helpful as those analogies are very apt. The West Indies has nothing to do with India. Atoms are no unbreakable. Cold Fusion has nothing to do with fusion. I'm glad we got that straight.
- drran 6y ago
  > [unknown] Fusion has nothing to do with [known] fusion. I did it again. Shame on me.
  - simonh 6y ago
    Why call this unknown thing fusion though? If it exists at all. What's the justification for using that name for it?
    - drran 6y ago
      LENR produces more energy than any chemical reaction. How you will name it?